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Post by Janet Thatcardi on Jun 13, 2009 13:31:33 GMT
I have some tomato plants which are approximately five to six inches high. How high should I let them grow before I put them outside for the slugs to eat? (They are indoor/outdoor plants according to the labels).
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Post by lily on Jun 13, 2009 22:51:53 GMT
I have some tomato plants which are approximately five to six inches high. How high should I let them grow before I put them outside for the slugs to eat? (They are indoor/outdoor plants according to the labels). Cardi, we put ours out a couple of weeks ago at around that height. We used some plastic lawn edging cut and taped into circles around them (mainly for ease of watering directly) and they seem to be doing fine.
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Post by clarevoyant on Jun 14, 2009 10:09:10 GMT
Mine too, from pot to growbag, they're looking good, they were about the same height, they've doubled since they went out.
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Post by Peek on Jun 14, 2009 10:42:44 GMT
Well, I have tomato plants growing in the border on the egde of our drive, I didn't plant them, they came in with the compost, they're about 5" high, and looking healthy, which is amazing considering I've just left them to get on with it ,lol.
Can I just say, I've never had problems with slugs eating tomato plants in the past, probably because I have other plants in the garden that they prefer.
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 14, 2009 11:38:26 GMT
I planted some tomato seeds in late March or early April, along with peppers and squash.
It took about six weeks for them to make themselves known in the containers I have them in, and by no means all of the seeds 'took'. I do though have six very healthy tomato plants that are just coming into flower and are between a foot and three feet tall.
The other tomatoes have been in since mid-April, they were bought from Hornbach or the garden centre and are various varieties. They were about the size of the plants you describe, Cardi, when bought.
I think, being a couple of degrees further south latitude-wise than the south-east of England, and in a flat area with a sunny but humid climate, that our spring and summer steal a march on the UK by around four weeks or so. Of course, the pay back is that winters are colder and seem to last longer!
Anyway, I reckon it is high time your tomato plants were out in the garden!
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