tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post1209948697895953291..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: Tomatoes - past the critical point??Mark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-48742407443626143432016-07-27T18:01:09.692+01:002016-07-27T18:01:09.692+01:00I am still anxiously watching out for any signs of...I am still anxiously watching out for any signs of blight and has you say hope that the dry conditions don't suit it.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-24714430000039573942016-07-27T15:47:24.341+01:002016-07-27T15:47:24.341+01:00The De Colgar tomato sounds quite interesting. Th...The De Colgar tomato sounds quite interesting. There are a few tomato varieties like that around here but I've heard that they lack a good tomato flavour - it will be interesting to see if they keep as well as they say and if the flavour is there. Hopefully they don't get struck down by blight before you have a chance to find out.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-4864363015779118742016-07-27T15:46:42.600+01:002016-07-27T15:46:42.600+01:00There's not much wrong with the ones you pictu...There's not much wrong with the ones you picture. !00 fruits per truss on Sweet Million -wow<br />You constantly show what a great veg grower you are Mark<br />I lost just one of my tomato plants to a grey mould scar at the base about a month ago. i rescued some quite nice looking green tomatoes from the discarded plant and they have now ripened on the greenhouse bench - good enough for frying but nothing like my present crop for taste.<br />On the pessimistic side I have never known tomatoes badly infected with potato blight(tomato blight) really recover - nor the picked green fruit unless caught very earlyRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-84712851435972650752016-07-27T14:39:44.955+01:002016-07-27T14:39:44.955+01:00Given the weather we've had so far this year, ...Given the weather we've had so far this year, Mark, I think your tomatoes are doing really well. Mine are a complete wash out - only just starting to flower!!! I'm not holding out any hope of fruit this year. People up at the allotments have been telling a similar tale of woefully late tomatoes or very few fruits on the plants. Fingers crossed that the blight will halt and we'll get some real summer sun in August! Carohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-14047954764422521712016-07-27T12:44:24.519+01:002016-07-27T12:44:24.519+01:00Like you my tomatoes are fighting of blight, the p...Like you my tomatoes are fighting of blight, the plants planted outside affected by herbicide, are pulling through, the potted ones aren't but the fruit is so far ok.<br /><br />From experience I can say any green tomato that is mature, has been sitting on the plant a while and is full size will ripen off of the plant, but, it won't be as sweet since it needs as much of the sun on the plant as possible to get the chemical process of producing sugar and acid in the correct quantities. So definitely best to leave the fruit on the plants as long as possible.<br /><br />I kept some of my tomato plants going until January to see if they ripen. They did, but it wasn't worth the effort with tasteless red tomatoes caused by not enough sun. Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081292016016946981noreply@blogger.com