That there are hundreds of different tomatoe plants, some of them are Santorine, Beef, Plum, Cherry and a whole host of many more. But no matter what ones you decide to grow they all need care and attention. I winter sow my Toms, I use the 6 pint plastic milk carton, I cut it off just above where the handel is joined on, it comes in handy for holding it, I put my poting compost in and sow the seeds, I fiind if I put two seeds together every two inches then it gives them room, I put 6 of these bottles in a white plastic bin bag and tye it so the top is at the side. Now to give them extra protection against the frosts I put bubble wrape around the bag. This year I had over 100 plants doing it this way, I dont have a green house so in winter my garden becomes one.

Tomatoes love the sun, so its always best to give them what they like, If you plant them in a heavy clay soil you can bet you will end up with a disease. The disease will live in the soil and it does build up. For good tomatoes every year, plant them in a different part of the garden, its always best to move any veg to a different part each year. You can these days buy disease resistant varieties, so its best to go for this sort. Mulch is another way of helping to prevent disease.
Stressful growing conditions weaken plants, therefore make them easier for disease to attack them, always make sure your plants are well watered during dry seasons and well fed.When watering try not let the foliage can also cause disease, so try to water from the bottom. Another thing I do to help this is when I transplant the seedlings I put a little pot that we have plants in by the seedling, then I fill this up with water and it goes right down to the roots rather than laying on top of the soil.
Well its not much, but I hope it gets this thread going, and I hope my post has given some of you a couple of ideas.
Thanks to you Adam we now have a new thread.

I just love the smell of tomato plants
and home grown ones taste much better than supermarket ones

Anyone heard of a strain of tomato called 'Manitoba'? I brought some seeds over from Canada and found they grow here as well - although they're best suited to short, very hot summers - thus, this year, a greenhouse. They're just about the best tomatoes I've eaten, very fleshy, sweet and with very few seeds - they also tend to be a darker red than the more customary UK varieties.

I always grow 'illegal seeds' from the heritage seed library. They are illegal because the do not have an EU registration number and therefore cannot be sold. If you become a member they send you the seeds as part of the membership. I always try to get 'Whippersnapper' because they don't split if you forget to water them for a day or two.

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Excellent idea Dorothy you certainly have the knack of gardening i dont have the patience for veg growing but i have grown tomatoes with the help of my dad they were good sized and tasty too but i dont have a greenhouse or a large enough garden..i have grown potatoes in bag,s first lot were of a good size but the second year they were too small, turned out i hadn't watered them enough but the thing i love about gardening is you learn as you go on ..never boring

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