My pleasure :) I always contend that one should primarily focus on feeding the soil rather than the plant... in turn, the soil will take care of the plant. When one focuses on feeding the plant, both the soil and the plant suffer.
Hi Jonny, A brilliant conversation to sooth the soul! Yesterday, the micro climates in our garden were transformed into one uniform but aqueous affair having had a thunderstorm sit over the locality for three hours dropping 12.4 cm of liquid.Needless to say, the house suffered with water running in through doorways, air bricks and bubbling up through the floors - like many others in the area. First time occurance say the old timers. So, waiting to see what is left in the veg beds after the torrents. The greenhouse completed a week ago and filled with 15cm of homemade compost - feed the soil not the plants as you say. The plants for that were safe and sound on window sills. Just thought - wonder if the garaguettes are still there! Peter
On no, that sounds awful! Hope you manage to get things cleaned up and there wasn't too much damage. 12.4cm is quite a downpour in just 3 hours - no time for it to drain away :(
I have put 3 sacrificial tomatoes 🍅 out and they seem to be doing okay so when ha ha it stops pouring rain ☔️ I’ll get more out. I don’t use a lot of fertilizer only because I have no idea what to add 🤷♀️. But I do try a weekend seaweed fertilizer for tomatoes 🍅 and peppers 🫑. I’m like you I tell people what I do but never tell them NO don’t do this. My garden my rules also goes for your garden your rules 👍. 23:33 still here 😂 and watching the end 👍. Have a super week keep waffling, Ali ☔️🇨🇦
Thank you for your endurance 😂 A weak seaweed fertiliser is probably one of the better options for a liquid feed - that's what I use if they ever need anything 👍 Whatever you are doing it seems to work well - you always have an abundance of healthy growing stuff 😊
Yes, its time for the Tomatoes to go out, but why is it that it coincides with a busy period of life lol! I usually plant into bottomless pots on top of the beds, but last year I had much better success by making sure the bed itself was in better condition and had a better crop. Yours are looking very healthy despite the rootstock failings
That's always the way! I have seen other gardeners doing the bottomless pots thing but I'm not surprised you had better results the other way - it is surprising just how large the root systems can get if given a chance - especially so for grafted plants, but even ungrafted plants can spread out a fair way 👍
Great stuff. My greenhouse isn't great for tomatoes as too shady. However I now have an allotment and I'm going to try growing outside in the ground this year. Any thoughts or tips? I'm on the Isle of Wight so pretty warm in comparison to rest of UK. Obviously luck regards weather and blight will be a big factor.
I haven't grown many tomatoes outdoors since we have the greenhouses - only a few spares and they often get hit with blight. Bush types are worth looking at - they are good outdoors and less likely to be troubled by wind. You might even be able to do something to keep the rain off them (e.g. a wooden frame with some polythene sheet stapled to it?), which could help with blight... Perhaps this is one area where I might be tempted to try a modern blight resistant variety (Crimson Crush and similar sorts seem popular, though I haven't tried them) - at least for part of the crop.
The greenhouse is now full of 625 potted up tomatoes. We're still in exceptional drought, 19 inches of rain below our 12 month normal. The drip irrigation will be necessary again this year. Sigh.
Wow! I dread to think how much tomato sauce you'll be cooking up with 625! It takes us long enough with what we plant - and we still have lots left to keep us going until we have some fresh to pick...
Just a trowel as far as I am aware - it's a bit different from the usual shape but I don't think it has a particular name. I'm rather fond of this one - I got it some years ago from niwaki.com - hand forged from carbon steel with a white oak handle :)
course we are still watching Jonny - we love your rants - they make sense 😊
Thank you! :)
I think that providing the right climate and feeding are rather primary in growing plants! My thanks for giving me new insight.
My pleasure :) I always contend that one should primarily focus on feeding the soil rather than the plant... in turn, the soil will take care of the plant. When one focuses on feeding the plant, both the soil and the plant suffer.
Waffle as much as you like, I found it pretty fascinating! Thank you
Plenty more waffle to come :)
@@jonnyskitchengarden I'm pleased about that 😄
Very enjoyable gentle waffle.
Thanks :)
Hi Jonny, A brilliant conversation to sooth the soul! Yesterday, the micro climates in our garden were transformed into one uniform but aqueous affair having had a thunderstorm sit over the locality for three hours dropping 12.4 cm of liquid.Needless to say, the house suffered with water running in through doorways, air bricks and bubbling up through the floors - like many others in the area. First time occurance say the old timers. So, waiting to see what is left in the veg beds after the torrents. The greenhouse completed a week ago and filled with 15cm of homemade compost - feed the soil not the plants as you say. The plants for that were safe and sound on window sills. Just thought - wonder if the garaguettes are still there! Peter
On no, that sounds awful! Hope you manage to get things cleaned up and there wasn't too much damage. 12.4cm is quite a downpour in just 3 hours - no time for it to drain away :(
I have put 3 sacrificial tomatoes 🍅 out and they seem to be doing okay so when ha ha it stops pouring rain ☔️ I’ll get more out. I don’t use a lot of fertilizer only because I have no idea what to add 🤷♀️. But I do try a weekend seaweed fertilizer for tomatoes 🍅 and peppers 🫑. I’m like you I tell people what I do but never tell them NO don’t do this. My garden my rules also goes for your garden your rules 👍. 23:33 still here 😂 and watching the end 👍. Have a super week keep waffling, Ali ☔️🇨🇦
Thank you for your endurance 😂 A weak seaweed fertiliser is probably one of the better options for a liquid feed - that's what I use if they ever need anything 👍 Whatever you are doing it seems to work well - you always have an abundance of healthy growing stuff 😊
Hi jonny great video mate lots of great info there and some lovley plants they are going to love it in thair new home
Thanks - after allowing them to go a bit leggy while waiting for the rootstocks to try to catch up, they have turned out ok :)
Yes, its time for the Tomatoes to go out, but why is it that it coincides with a busy period of life lol! I usually plant into bottomless pots on top of the beds, but last year I had much better success by making sure the bed itself was in better condition and had a better crop. Yours are looking very healthy despite the rootstock failings
That's always the way! I have seen other gardeners doing the bottomless pots thing but I'm not surprised you had better results the other way - it is surprising just how large the root systems can get if given a chance - especially so for grafted plants, but even ungrafted plants can spread out a fair way 👍
Excellent video 👍
Thanks :)
Great stuff. My greenhouse isn't great for tomatoes as too shady. However I now have an allotment and I'm going to try growing outside in the ground this year. Any thoughts or tips? I'm on the Isle of Wight so pretty warm in comparison to rest of UK. Obviously luck regards weather and blight will be a big factor.
I haven't grown many tomatoes outdoors since we have the greenhouses - only a few spares and they often get hit with blight. Bush types are worth looking at - they are good outdoors and less likely to be troubled by wind. You might even be able to do something to keep the rain off them (e.g. a wooden frame with some polythene sheet stapled to it?), which could help with blight... Perhaps this is one area where I might be tempted to try a modern blight resistant variety (Crimson Crush and similar sorts seem popular, though I haven't tried them) - at least for part of the crop.
The greenhouse is now full of 625 potted up tomatoes. We're still in exceptional drought, 19 inches of rain below our 12 month normal. The drip irrigation will be necessary again this year. Sigh.
Wow! I dread to think how much tomato sauce you'll be cooking up with 625! It takes us long enough with what we plant - and we still have lots left to keep us going until we have some fresh to pick...
@@jonnyskitchengarden I only plant 25. The rest are for sale.
Ah, that makes more sense - silly me 🤦♂️😂
@@jonnyskitchengarden LOL. I'm not quite THAT crazy!
Really enjoying your musings on tomatoes! What is the name of the tool you are holding at 15:50?
Just a trowel as far as I am aware - it's a bit different from the usual shape but I don't think it has a particular name. I'm rather fond of this one - I got it some years ago from niwaki.com - hand forged from carbon steel with a white oak handle :)
@@jonnyskitchengarden many thanks. I'm always breaking trowels being a big fella 😂
😂 I try not to overdo it with this one but it seems pretty robust 👍😊
Another great video, carry on ranting.
Thanks :)
Folks who only use compost ways assumes that people who dont use too much
I'm very sorry, but I'm not sure what you mean?