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  • Mr Tomato King is back!

    After quite few years absence I am back on the Grapevine forum, after buying a copy of GYO and realised what I had been missing.

    As some of you might remember I was a commercial tomato grower in the 70's and 80's so as well as getting advice on other crops for myself I also gave a little advice on tomato growing and other indoor crops. I found I was answering many of the same questions so decided to create a blog for Mr Tomato King, which incidentally was my nick name when growing tomatoes in Portugal.

    I now live full time in Brittany so have a little more time for my blog and garden, both of which have been neglected while I was commuting between France and Guernsey for the past 5 years.

    I am looking forward to a little banter between old and new friends, I hope you are all keeping well.

    Mr TK (Steve)
    Mr TK's blog:
    http://mr-tomato-king.blogspot.com/
    2nd Jan early tomato sowing.

    Video build your own Poly-tunnel

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    Welcome Back Tomatoking. Lots of us oldies still on here, and lots of new members too. It's still the best forum around

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    • #3
      Welcome home TK
      He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

      Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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      • #4
        Welcome back TK, I am a relative newbie compared to you and will certainly be seeking your wisdom throughout the season. I have been plagued in particular by tomato moth caterpillars for two seasons now. Any thoughts on those?
        photo album of my garden in my profile http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...my+garden.html

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        • #5
          Welcome back to the vine Tomatoking
          Location....East Midlands.

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          • #6
            Hi Bill, thanks for the welcome.
            I am not as organic as I should be, blame it on the commercial background, so I do tend to use a chemical spray for caterpillars, I do find just one spray will hold them off for ages because once they get hold they even get inside the fruit and ruin your crop. You can also pick them off by hand as you see them again after treatment.

            Of course a good disinfecting of the greenhouse at the end of the season will help with the onset of any pests and diseases. The problem it trying to have the greenhouse empty for a few days!
            Mr TK's blog:
            http://mr-tomato-king.blogspot.com/
            2nd Jan early tomato sowing.

            Video build your own Poly-tunnel

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            • #7
              Yey..........welcome back Steve. Long time no see................
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              • #8
                Hello Mr TK and welcome back.
                I'm not sure whether we met when you were last here --------------but these days I'm not sure about almost everything

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                • #9
                  Welcome back Mr TK
                  A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)

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                  • #10
                    You must have done VC,I'm sure TK was MoM soon after he did his blog,go have a read girl,it's well good

                    Edit : yep October 2010- Tomatoking,was the month after I joined & 4 1/2 years after you
                    Last edited by bearded bloke; 20-03-2014, 11:59 AM.
                    He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                    Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                    • #11
                      And a huuuuge welcome back from me too!
                      "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

                      Location....Normandy France

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                      • #12
                        You forget BB that I lurked for years before coming out of the shadows Maybe 2011? Just been catching up since then

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post
                          Maybe 2011? Just been catching up since then

                          Accelerating past 99% of post counts more like
                          He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame

                          Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity

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                          • #14
                            Welcome back from me also...
                            Will read your blog later, but for starters, give us a clue as to your favourite (non-commercial) varieties
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                            • #15
                              You've certainly got some reading back to do hope you sorted out leave of absence forms with our Flo...Welcome home......
                              S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
                              a batch of jam is always an act of creation ..Christine Ferber

                              You can't beat a bit of garden porn

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