Garden Fresh Tomatoes, No Dig Required: Flourishing in Temperate Regions

Success is not certain with outdoor tomatoes in damp climates. The previous year to this saw almost no harvest, before late blight arrived in August.
I'm sharing with you my success of 2022, which was a dry summer, just what tomatoes like. Temperatures were above average, around 24 C 75 F in July and August daytime, and 12C 54. F by night.

We start with transplanting tomatoes in mid-May /end of spring, and continue until autumn. I share ideas for super tasty fruits. The flavour is so much better when you grow them yourself.

00:00 14th MAY - I explain when is a good time to transplant tomatoes outdoors
01:07 Ground preparation (tomatoes are a second planting after purple sprouting broccoli) - harvesting, raking (optional), watering
03:16 Then spreading compost
04:59 Varieties of tomatoes for planting - Dorenia, Yuko’s Persimmon x Lilia’s Perfection, Sungold
06:08 Stakes for the cordon tomatoes
06:31 Transplanting the tomato plants, and info on watering, spacing, and late blight
11:07 Now 13th JUNE, tying the plants to the stakes
11:55 Why I take off the end of bottom-most trusses
12:13 The importance of watering at this stage of growth
12:54 Side-shooting (removing suckers)
13:28 My thoughts on feeding tomatoes
13:45 Two plants at the back, closely spaced
14:05 Removing lower leaves
15:15 18th JULY, harvesting some fruit, how tomatoes ripen
16:39 More maintenance - de-leafing, side-shooting
17:31 Taking out the tops, I explain the reason why
19:53 17th AUGUST after hot weather, and the results from just using compost mulch, no feeds
21:07 Coriander and Medania spinach interplanted among the tomatoes
22:20 How much longer for the tomato plants, and a reminder of the ongoing maintenance
22:51 Horizontal top bars across the stakes
23:29 Harvesting Sungold, Uluru Yellow, Dorinia
23:57 17th SEPTEMBER, and info on watering at this stage of growth
24:55 Leaf roll
25:40 Sungold with split skin - the reason why
26:14 Blossom End Rot, and more on watering at this stage
27:24 An F2 variety
28:06 Saving seed
28:24 Some more on ripening
29:00 How to clear a tomato plant, and how to compost

For detailed information on growing tomatoes, see my online From Seed to Harvest lesson: https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/.... The lesson has more information about sowing, raising plants, and about growing tomatoes undercover.

My No Dig book has 6 pages about growing tomatoes - see this offer, with my Calendar of Sowing Dates
https://charlesdowding.co.uk/product/...

Filmed at Homeacres, Somerset, Southwest UK from May to September 2022 by Alessandro Vitale, ‪@SpicyMoustache‬

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