sometime Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 After my pathetic first attempt to grow tomatoes in Thailand failed due to the ongoing rain, I decided to grow them under a canopy, this would also shade the plants from direct sun. The varieties are Ailsa Craig (Heirloom) & Marmande (continental beefsteak) The seeds were planted on 12th November 2012, and I just picked the first Marmande today 20th February 2013, the Ailsa Craig are slowly stating to ripen, on the five plants are about sixty five tomatoes. The tomato feed was a homemade brew. The main problem I have is Leaf Minor, totally my fault because I thought the little striped flies with clear wings were after insects, but actually were injecting larvae into the leaf. Happy Growing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop1 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) Hi Sometime, well done, looks like a big improvement over your last effort, and thats a nice looking 'Mande" i have grown lots of that heirloom tomatoes and the "Mande" does very well in the winter here in Australia as well as summer, and if grown well they can be very large, it has a beautifull taste but as with many heirlooms sometimes it suffers from blossom end scars, misshappen fruit, and catfacing, but thats the challenge of growing tomatoes with taste. Cheers scoop Edited February 20, 2013 by Scoop1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Strangely enough my first, failed attempt was under shading. I have now planted the same variety in full sun and they look fine. Much less problems with insects now that the rain has stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post soidog2 Posted February 27, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2013 Not the greatest pictures; this are some of whats growing now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometime Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 Not the greatest pictures; this are some of whats growing now. Nice looking toms, Whats the variety, do you try and grow tomatoes all the year round? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soidog2 Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bellow are this year's varieties; Sometimes I struggle through the rainy season, generally speaking is not worth it, by that time we had enough of tomatoes, as good as they are ! AnahuAtkinsonArkansas MarvelBeam's yellow pearBurrel SpecialChocolate StripesGreen GrapeHomesteadHawaian CurrantMortgage LifterSantiago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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