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RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 715 days ago

All of my tomatoes came up and I'm ready to put them into my newly prepared garden. I've given some away to friends who are keen to see how they go. Sorry 'bout yours!

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 712 days ago

Hi there
I'm also sorry to hear yours didn't take Blackie 1990.
As at today's count, I have 15 plants that have survived. My most advanced is approx 45 cm tall and has 4 flowers on it. I planted my seeds on New Year's Day, and given that I have a black thumb and a reputation for condemning plants, am delightfully surprised at progress so far.
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RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 711 days ago

Planted seeds on the 19th of this month. As of today I have 6 plants out of 24. Bundaberg too tropic maybe

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 694 days ago

Planted seeds first week in Feb. In tray ander cover (temp 35) In March 1st week, planted in garden all went well until storm 80ml rain in two days hail you name it, we now have 16 very healthy plants.

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 689 days ago

does anyone know where to get some more seeds

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 670 days ago

An update on my winter tomatoes - I have ended up with 22 plants - 6 in pots, and 16 in a hastily prepared garden. The first plant to start flowering (a Stupice in a pot) has 30 fruit on it, with one ready to be picked any day now and a few more blushing. Some of the other plants in the garden are also fruiting, though they have not grown very tall - I wonder if it is either to do with when I planted them out, or if it is the warmer climate of QLD. Considering my reputation for killing plants, these must be quite hardy tomatoes. Would love to hear how other people are getting on with theirs.
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RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 667 days ago

I sowed all the seeds in four small pots and they all came up within a week. Prepared a patch and planted them all in late January - underestimated how tall the giant tree tom would get, so hurriedly scavanged around for taller stakes while all plants began to fruit. Have been picking and eating the siberian and stupice now for two weeks and waiting for the russian reds and gtts to ripen. The russian reds are by far the slowest to develop whilst the giant tree tomatoes have been producing fruit up to 12cm in diameter! Cant wait to try them all, and for my first attempt at tomatoes, I am so surprised by the results.
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RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 641 days ago

I only planted my winter tomatoes after I had been to the Melbourne Flower and Garden show in March. I now have 21 plants in pots ready to put into the garden in a sunny warm position or into larger pots. Has anyone else grown them in the state of Victoria and if so how are yours growing.

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 633 days ago

Hi Blackie1990. I'm pretty sure that you can get seeds from Diggers Club by mail order and most nurseries probably still carry the seeds.

Good luck!

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 619 days ago

As the temperatures start dropping, and the cooler months of winter approach, many people stop gardening and wait for the spring again. This does not have to be the case! You can still continue growing winter tomatoes
1) Caring for your winter tomatoes
2) Indoor gardening
3) Organic or not


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RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 615 days ago

I planted the winter tomatoes at the start of Autumn. They came up within two weeks but didnt really take off till it started getting cold at night.I now have lots of tomatoes growing on all varieties.

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 598 days ago

I'm pulling my crop out today as my giants produced fruit that went rotten before ripening and all other varieties have produced fruit and also developing brown areas that look like some kind of rot, destroying the fruit before ripening. Very disappointed but maybe we've had too much rain in Mallacoota. Can't really complain about that! Can I use the green unaffected tomatoes for pickles ?

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 590 days ago

grew mine and had excellent results with all coming up. Were planted out into raised beds where all of the plants were doing ok although none were ever going to be the size indicated on the packet.The plants were covered in fruit of varying sizes, they were very slow with only 2 of the fruit ripening, one of which was a large fruit but this has rotted on the top.
However yesterday we had a frost with a minimum temperature of -4 so it appears that we have now lost all plants

RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 579 days ago

I am in North Tas. We have had a few mild frosts lately but I have 2 of the tomato bushes surviving and producing. Sowed seeds in January, started harvesting mid May, despite a few set backs. One of the surviving bushes is a Giant Tree type, not sure what the other is - but the fruit is very small (like a cherry tomato). The bush is looking green and healthy. The Giant Tree won't go much longer I don't think. I have confidence in producing tomatoes (almost) all year now! Wonder how they would go if they are sewn a month later??? An experiment for next year!
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RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 579 days ago

I have just purchased 2 seedlings, a cherry and a grosse lisse, we are on the Central Coast & although we dont get frosts normally wondered what the best thing to cover them would be. Maybe a large plastic bag or something similar. I have never grown tomatoes through winter before, so this is an experiment.
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RE: winter tomatoes

Posted 573 days ago

If you've got a spot in the garden that can act as a heat-sink, e.g. a north facing wall ,or beside the garden shed etc., that's a good spot for them.Alternately, put a circle of bricks into the ground with the face exposed to heat up during the day, and keep the soil a bit warm overnight. (Don't do this in Summer!). A plastic bag is fine,or shadecloth.The only benefit in covering is to protect from frost.I lost all my toms last week . They survived a surprise -1 frost, and I just knew there wouldn't be another one for a while, so didn't bother to cover them. Next morning...-2,very heavy frost..,goodbye tomatoes.C'est la vie, I guess.
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