hanging basket suggestions please?

[VirginVegGrower]

I'm growing Gartenpearl tomatoes in three hanging baskets. I've grown them in baskets before and they seem to do well.

Some people say they are tasteless (Flum!) but the ones I grew were very tasty!

I am growing mine - Garten Perle - too but in pots - they tumble really well and I agree Snadger, the taste off the vine is as juicy and good as any other.

[Davyburns]

I must admit, some comments put me off Garten Perle this year, so I went for Maskotka, and there doing well

[Sylvan]

Good Grief DavyBurns, those are so advanced! When did you sow them?

[King Carrot]

Good Grief DavyBurns, those are so advanced! When did you sow them?

Was wondering that too, and what lifestyle have they been living all this time?

[Davyburns]

Good Grief DavyBurns, those are so advanced! When did you sow them?

Mid January, Still waiting for the electric bill

[Davyburns]

Was wondering that too, and what lifestyle have they been living all this time?

They were germinated in my conservatory in late January, and were heated at room temp until the end of February, since then They have been in a sheltered GH with 3 heater tubes , 1 x 6, 1 x 5' and a 4' one, on thermostatic timers until mid April, were they were hung outside (after hardening off) and have been there since, apart from one night when a frost was forecast.

[King Carrot]

They were germinated in my conservatory in late January, and were heated at room temp until the end of February, since then They have been in a sheltered GH with 3 heater tubes , 1 x 6, 1 x 5' and a 4' one, on thermostatic timers until mid April, were they were hung outside (after hardening off) and have been there since, apart from one night when a frost was forecast.

Top job - did you use any artificial light on them?

Do let us know when they ripen and how much the heating costs?

good luck with them!

[Two_Sheds]

I've just planted up the school's hanging basket with 100s & 1000s tomatoes, parsley, lettuce, nasturtium, thyme & dwarf beans

[Davyburns]

Top job - did you use any artificial light on them?

Do let us know when they ripen and how much the heating costs?

good luck with them!

No artificial light, and it will be difficult to quantify the cost of heating, as the conservatory heating has a no frost facility, and they were in electric propagators. I reckon the GH heating for the 8 weeks it was on must have cost about �110 going by what my electricity bill was last year, but as there was about a 100 plants all told, this works out at just over �1 a plant.

The enclosed photos are Shirley taken at the weekend, and sown at the same time as the Maskotka

[Potstubsdustbins]

Lovely looking plant Davy top notch.

Colin

[Davyburns]

I reckon the GH heating for the 8 weeks it was on must have cost about �110 going by what my electricity bill was last year,

My wife has jus reminded me that the cost of electricity has risen sharply, so I suppose the cost will be less than I thought

[chris]

That's one reason I'd like a wind turbine at home! (an solar panels - I've a large south facing roof I could use).

my neighbour said to me the other day he was interested in a wind turbine too.. going off topic here but we share a garden tot he front of out house, thats very windy! Perhaps it could be a joint venture if that's possible.