Planted Tomatoes

We set out the tomatoes into the peat free growbags today, they were getting quite leggy but I wanted to wait until I could see the first truss forming before planting out. They are planted on an angle so as to maximize the height in the greenhouse this will then allow space for an extra truss before they hit the roof and have to be stopped, Last year we managed 5 trusses per plant, which is good going for an unheated system. We have used the New Horizons peat free growbags again, as they were a great success last year, they are easier to water than Peat ones as they don't "ducks back" when dry and I found that the plants did not need extra feeding until much later in the season.

Note the trickle irrigation droppers are in place, although I will hand water for a couple of weeks first to get them well established. We have fixed on the soft string supports too, as the tomatoes grow we shall twist this clockwise around the plant to help give the support it needs, I tend to do this at the same time as I side shoot, it is a fairly dull old job but I love the heady aroma the tomatoes release when handled, so that makes up for it.