Allotment Diary May 18th : Basic Tomato Growing tips and terminology

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Just a quick video about growing tomatoes and trying to explain the different terminology such as cordon , determinate , indeterminate and what to do with each type as this can be a little confusing at times.. Also a bit of side shoot pinching out. Facebook Page at : https://www.facebook.com/pages/Allotment-Diarycouk/119640048156011 Veg Growing Website at : http://www.allotment-diary.co.uk

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Put subtitles on this. Hilarious!

these are brilliant videos. very helpful. and i never realised that about tall varieties and bushy ones. thanks.

Thank you for explaining )

I thought you only pinched them out when they get the flowers , so when is the best time to do it?

Hi Dan, great vid. Are those pots 30 or 35 litre? X

is there any way you can tell , say for instance , you don't know the variety ? I have some lucky dip toms I planted and they are not like any tomatoes plant ive seen before , really long spiral leaves !

I just bought a gardeners delight Tom plant from the market. Been told it's been hardened off but not sure if it might got a bit knocked about in the carrier back it looked quite sad when it got home! I planted it outside up to the first set of leaves... Is this all correct? I'm guessing this is an indeterminate?

I'm a first time gardener and really loving it so far! Your videos and diary are the most helpful! I've got loads of cherry tomato plants at the minute and need to harden them off... any tips?

Thanks Dan...I rushed out to my mini greenhouses to make sure I had done it right. I have pinched out my black cherry variety which is a cordon but Ive got 2 other varieties mixed up..cordon and bush! Silly me! Will it make much difference if I leave em be? Will I be able to tell em apart eventually..ie before fruiting? Will just a few stop growing tall? Is that too late..? Cheers :)

Great advice Dan

Great video Dan, glad i watched it. I have pulled the side shoots of every tomato plant i have grown, didn't know any different. Now i will let my Super Marmande (Beef Steak) to grow as it was meant too. Bush.

Hi Dan, love your videos, Can you let me know what soil you plant your carrots in? I know your video is on tomatoes but ive just watched a past video also on your long carrots. Im just starting out with veg growing in my garden and your vids have been very helpful. thanks jayne

Really useful, thanks

Thanks for that,still learning.

Great information Dan, thanks for sharing :-)

I read that the side shoots on undeterminates make flavor

Great explanation. Determinate or bush tomatoes are freat for growing in pots.

Basic info on stuff like this I'm really glad to learn; More, more :-)... Thanks for posting

What would I do if I don't know which one it is. Should I just let it grow without pinching?

If you were to nip out the top by mistake it's possible to graft a sideshoot from another plant onto the top. I've grafted tomato onto potato before although it serves no practical purpose. I usually grow f1 types but I'm growing Gardeners Delight this year. I don't know what it tastes like but it grows well even when it's cold.