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Some of my tomato plants have died, with others the leaves are going white and dry at the ends - are they short of some nutrient? I grew them from seed with these all in one compost plugs then planted them up in specialsed compost for bringing

I know this question's often asked... but when do you pinch out the tops of your plants? My various vine tomato plants are generally 5 - 6 ft tall currently, with on average about four/five trusses with tomatoes on, starting to ripen now. clearly

attacked by aphids. Ah, so that's why my tomato plants went like hotcakes at my Open Day, even after the organiser insisted I put the price up from 30p to 50p! Hard luck, Kate. Perhaps some good friend who lives near can give you some plants? My

Hi all' Is it true i can feed my tomatoes with non fat powdered milk? if so i was thinking once a week with the milk and once a week with the tomorite..Any thoughts anybody? Hi nigelw - must say I've not come across this before but would

Can anyone tell me why my tom's have leaf curl. They'r about two & a half foot tall ,& were doing very well with three flowering struts on each plant, but now the top leaves are curling quite badly. HELP!!! Tomato leaf curl happens when

I've germinated my first seeds and am the proud owner of 20 strong compact bush tomato seedlings.   I'm about to transfer them into little pots before they go into their final containers - pots on my patio.    Given that the patio pots can go

Could any one tell me when is a good time to put out tomato plants in the garden and how big should they be. Wait until temperatures at night are guaranteed to not fall below 10C, so probably the end of May or early June.  Ideally you want them well

I love my Pink Brandywine tomatoes ... of all the many varieties I've grown they have the very best flavour... but Boy ! do they make you work for it ! Sometimes they need hand pollination ( and let's face it life is too short...). They are very

not produce so well, they were in a smaller pot so perhaps that was my fault, the fruit were not large, neither was the plant compared to ones I have seen growing in South Africa. I might try a grafted tomato in the greenhouse this year, the last 2 years have

waiting to hear about these, I have never tried them I just wonder why good they can be if they are clearing them out? Have thought about getting these but still wondering. It looks like the tomatoes would have a bigger root ball which hopefully would stop