tomatoes help
Hereford,
United Kingdom 
Hi everyone ive got a load of tomatoe plants and i mean aload,around 87 because i only expected a couple of them to grow with success but its turned out they all grew somehow plus i was given 10,i havent got the heart to throw them away.nobody seems to want any either so i was wondering if they would be ok outside of green house as i only have a very small plastic greenhouse,if so would you be able to advice me on pot size and any other requirements,thank you in advance, ps anyone know how big radishs should get??? got 100's of those to
1 Jun, 2009
Answers
Hi Fg
you could put toms in your veggie plot space em out 300mm apart in rows 450mm ,stake em and feed em once a week , the distance apart is a rough guess , no one needs all them but if you got em plant em.
good luck
Mac
1 Jun, 2009
i cant get rid of them,i love toms so will just make pizza,salsa and ketchup or something lol il plant them all up somewhere ,ill find a nearby field lol
1 Jun, 2009
You could also, find out if there are any summer fayres/church fayres in your area and sell some off. You would have to pay for a table but you could make quite a bit of cash for either yourself, charity or both. I do this with jewelry.
2 Jun, 2009
Hi
I had the same problem! Everyone said to sow many more than I needed because some would die, but they all thrived. Fortunately I was able to give 18 of them to friends and the rest was divided between a nearby old-age home where they have a veg garden and a primary school with a veg growing project. I still have enough plants to provide fresh tom's and some for sauce/ketchup making :-)
It's a lovely feeling to find homes for all of them - hope you get sorted too.
2 Jun, 2009
ive managed to give another 30 odd away,itook a picture of a few of them to see if you think they need to be repotted
2 Jun, 2009
Future gree, I can't help laughing. Although I haven't got as many tomatoes plants as you. I have dozens. Also, dozens of chillies and sweet peas. I have dozens of lettuce, raddish and spring onions. God help me when the cabbage, turnip, squash and carrots really take off. xxx
2 Jun, 2009
lol my dad bought all the plugs for cabbage,lettuce etc and wanted them all planted,we now have around 50 cabbages growing which are all gonna be ready about the same time,same with sprouts,broccolli and cauli,next year ive been advised to plant things in 3 wk intervals to better harvesting needs if you understand what im sayin,i seem to just ramble lol
2 Jun, 2009
Ha ha You'll be popular with family and friends. I was advised the same but I don't know where I went wrong....I've been asking the silliest question on GOY everyone is so patient on here.
2 Jun, 2009
they need a pot the size of a bucket and then what will you do with all the toms. its a case of harden your heart and turn them into compost. go one be brave :o)
raddishes can grown to the size of a clemantine orange. so enjoy ...lol
1 Jun, 2009