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gazuty
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Hoping for flowers soon.

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Galilee66
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Gazuty, We are growing three different types of tomato - a little tip (although you might already be aware of this) - add a pinch of magnesium in the form of Epsom Salts to the tomatoes now and then - seems to boost them. They also need a fair bit of sun - but not burning sun.

Good luck eith them
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Galilee66 wrote:
Sat Feb 06, 2021 10:23 am
Gazuty, We are growing three different types of tomato - a little tip (although you might already be aware of this) - add a pinch of magnesium in the form of Epsom Salts to the tomatoes now and then - seems to boost them. They also need a fair bit of sun - but not burning sun.

Good luck eith them
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Thanks for that tip. Will try it out. 👍
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Can't even remember what bulbs I planted here, but the instruction was to plant in September for spring flowering. I would have expected them to survive a bit of snow!
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hardy bulbs are very hardy ... some need very cold temperatures to prepare them for the spring.
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FFS. Snowdrops are supposed to grow through ice, mine get flattened by a bit of snow!
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they will come back, they are just resting! :)
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firlandsfarm wrote:
Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:11 am
they will come back, they are just resting! :)
You were right, she just decided to have a little nap in the snow. :D
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Who knew?

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Anyway, who would want to attack a tomato?
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wearthefoxhat wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:49 pm
Who knew?


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Anyway, who would want to attack a tomato?
Its when they fight back we need worry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgLQ4graxE
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Jukebox wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:58 pm
wearthefoxhat wrote:
Thu Jul 22, 2021 12:49 pm
Who knew?


toms.png


Anyway, who would want to attack a tomato?
Its when they fight back we need worry:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIgLQ4graxE
:D

"you've never seen anything like it"
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Derek27
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My tomato plant was doing really well this year. Over 5 feet with about 30 green tomatoes on it - until today's heavy rain. Stem virtually snapped in half. And I even removed my healthy cucumber plant last week to give it room, because I planted it too close to my tomatoes. :(

I've heard on the local news that farmers have got of lightly, they only lost 50% of their crop. ;)
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One for the Calm Corner.

Too much building work going on this year for fruit and veg but the bonsais keep me de-stressed. Started this split trunk Black Pine about 20yrs ago, approx 550mm tall. Some way to go yet, recently a 400 year old specimen sold for $1.3m :shock: Pity the earth will be a scrorced barren rock before this is 400yo. :cry:
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I've just sown some Christmas tree seeds. :D 3-4 months before germination, don't know how big it will be for next Christmas.
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Derek27 wrote:
Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:38 pm
I've just sown some Christmas tree seeds. :D 3-4 months before germination, don't know how big it will be for next Christmas.
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I'm getting my chilli seeds in mid-Jan this year. Earlier the better apparently.
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