Monday, 7 September 2009

Hooray! Red Tomatoes!

Despite a decidedly green start and a multitude of caterpillars, our tomatoes have finally started turning red...

and I think we may have more than just a handful this year!


Things I need to remember for tomato growing for next year:

  • Don't start panicking when you still have green tomatoes in July
  • Watch out for the dreaded tomato hornworms (that almost had all of our green tomatoes) and try to prevent them by putting mesh against the greenhouse windows so that when they are open the moths can't get in.
  • Open the greenhouse and add shading early on in the summer so that you don't scorch the majority of your plants.
  • And finally...don't forget to water and feed them (as I was doing constantly this year).

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