Comments on: Home Grown Tomatoes http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes Food - Photography & More Fri, 18 May 2012 02:50:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16041 Thu, 21 May 2009 17:35:57 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16041 Melissa, Will post answer when I return from the pub, then or tomorrow-depending on how I'm feelng :) Miles Melissa,
Will post answer when I return from the pub, then or tomorrow-depending on how I’m feelng :)

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16040 Thu, 21 May 2009 17:35:10 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16040 Rod, There is little more annoying than a split tomato. Save them for the soup! You are quite right though, straight from the vine and they are superb. Miles Rod,
There is little more annoying than a split tomato. Save them for the soup!
You are quite right though, straight from the vine and they are superb.

Miles

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16039 Thu, 21 May 2009 17:33:21 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16039 Cid, Don't know about sunblushed..will be something else in an hour or two-I'm off to the pub!! Miles Cid,
Don’t know about sunblushed..will be something else in an hour or two-I’m off to the pub!!

Miles

]]> by: Melissa http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16031 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:44:55 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16031 My "victory garden" has turned into a "surrender patch" because of my dog (a fence goes up today), but my tomatoes are in a pot much like yours and doing fairly well. No greenhouse glass, but the days are now warm and sunny. I have a question, Miles. You said, "once the first flowers appear I shall begin to feed and trim the shoots accordingly." What do you do to trim the shoots and what do you use for feeding -- do you use organic ingredients? I never trim anything other than the random broken or destroyed leaf or stem. Any suggestions? Good post! Melissa My “victory garden” has turned into a “surrender patch” because of my dog (a fence goes up today), but my tomatoes are in a pot much like yours and doing fairly well. No greenhouse glass, but the days are now warm and sunny.

I have a question, Miles. You said, “once the first flowers appear I shall begin to feed and trim the shoots accordingly.” What do you do to trim the shoots and what do you use for feeding — do you use organic ingredients? I never trim anything other than the random broken or destroyed leaf or stem. Any suggestions?

Good post!
Melissa

]]> by: Rod http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16020 Thu, 21 May 2009 07:02:55 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16020 Miles I grew cherry tomatoes outside last year and they were outstanding - though very prone to the skin cracking. Picking them straight off the vine and adding them to vegetables roasted in olive oil was one of last years Kitchen Garden highlights - the difference between them and shop bought was staggering ! I'm having a go this year as well - just hardening a plant off in readiness. Cheers Rod Miles
I grew cherry tomatoes outside last year and they were outstanding - though very prone to the skin cracking.

Picking them straight off the vine and adding them to vegetables roasted in olive oil was one of last years Kitchen Garden highlights - the difference between them and shop bought was staggering !

I’m having a go this year as well - just hardening a plant off in readiness.
Cheers
Rod

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16012 Wed, 20 May 2009 20:59:48 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16012 Miles, Are you a sunblushed man? Cid Miles,

Are you a sunblushed man?

Cid

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16010 Wed, 20 May 2009 20:13:03 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16010 Rod, It's a handy thing to have, the sky is the limit with one of these, I can see you getting one before too long! I've grown them outside many a time, they do take longer and I prefer the taste of hot house tomatoes, the added heat gives them more flavour and sweetness in my opinion. Miles Rod,
It’s a handy thing to have, the sky is the limit with one of these, I can see you getting one before too long!
I’ve grown them outside many a time, they do take longer and I prefer the taste of hot house tomatoes, the added heat gives them more flavour and sweetness in my opinion.

Miles

]]> by: Rod http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16004 Wed, 20 May 2009 18:15:17 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/home-grown-tomatoes#comment-16004 Miles I'm pretty jealous as I don't have a greenhouse - that said I was more jealous last year when you had the ply tunnels etc. How do you think they'd stand up if you moved them outside ? Cheers Rod Miles
I’m pretty jealous as I don’t have a greenhouse - that said I was more jealous last year when you had the ply tunnels etc.

How do you think they’d stand up if you moved them outside ?
Cheers
Rod

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