Welcome to the main Tomato Growing Newsletter page.

 

The Newsletter has now finished but will be back in February 2014.

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Newsletter Thirty Six – 5th October 2013

Last Newsletter of the Season

Vote for your best performing variety.

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Newsletter Thirty Five – 28th September 2013

Best Season for Years

The best tomato growing season for about six years!

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Newsletter Thirty Four – 21st September 2013

This Season – Next Season

Looking forward to next season already!

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Newsletter Thirty Three – 14th September 2013

Reflecting On The Season

Success and best performing varieties.

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Newsletter Thirty Two – 7th September 2013

Tips To Ripen Tomatoes

Trimming, pruning and shock tactics!

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Newsletter Thirty One – 31st August 2013

Tomatoes in Early Spring – Sow Now!

Reverse season sowing – supporting trusses

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Newsletter Thirty – 24th August 2013

Feeding Tomatoes at Every Watering

Brands of tomato food – feeding tips

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Newsletter Twenty Nine – 17th August 2013

Nutrient Strength for Tomatoes

Nutrient strength (EC) – physiological disorders

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Newsletter Twenty Eight – 10th August 2013

Varieties in a Good Season

How well do your plants perform? – growing systems

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Newsletter Twenty Seven – 3rd August 2013

Rain and Tomatoes

Rain, rainwater, pH, split skins and blossom end rot.

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Newsletter Twenty Six – 27th July 2013

Gardeners’ World Tomato Growing Trial

Roots, nitrogen & potassium and blossom end rot.

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Newsletter Twenty Five – 20th July 2013

Tomato Flower Set

Flowers setting fruit in hot weather – milk spray issue.

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Newsletter Twenty Four – 13th July 2013

Growing Tomatoes in Hot Weather

Coping with high temperatures – flower set and pollen.

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 Newsletter Twenty Three – 6th July 2013

Tomato Trusses and Growing Tips

Trusses – from flowers to fruit – when to pinch out.

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Newsletter Twenty Two – 29th June 2013

Feeding and Watering Tomatoes

Leaves and nutrients – blossom end rot.

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Newsletter Twenty One- 22nd June 2013

Tomato Polytunnel Tips

De-leafing – foliar spraying – blossom end rot.

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Newsletter Twenty – 15th June 2013

Nutrient deficiency and Tomato Leaves

Nutrient deficiency on leaves – double stem technique – side shoots.

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Newsletter Nineteen – 8th June 2013

Tomato Polytunnel

De-leafing – stressed leaves – hot weather.

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Newsletter Eighteen – 1st June 2013

Growing Tomatoes In Small Pots

A Case Study & Small Pots!

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Newsletter Seventeen – 25th May 2013

Poor Weather and Tomato Growing

Low light levels – translocation – yellow leaves.

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Newsletter Sixteen – 18th May 2013

Tips for Growing Tomatoes In Containers

Recap as we approach final position planting.

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Newsletter Fifteen – 12th May 2013

Watering Tomatoes Automatically

Capillary matting – purple leaves – magnesium.

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Newsletter Fourteen – 4th May 2013

Forcing Tomato Plants

Air pot wicks – forcing – tomato problems.

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Newsletter Thirteen – 27th April 2013

Root Systems and Tomato Plants

Roots, pots and grow bag watering.

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Newsletter Twelve – 20th April 2013

Respiration and Tomato Plants (Removed)

Respiration, caressing plants and aspirin!

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Newsletter Eleven – 13th April 2013

Potting On Tomato Plants

Potting on – root bound – root capping – germination tips.

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Newsletter Ten – 6th April 2013

Tips for Tomato Seedlings

Tips on seedlings – avoiding leggy plants.

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Newsletter Nine – 30th March 2013

Nutrients for Tomatoes

Growing organically – friendly fungi.

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Newsletter Eight – 23rd March 2013

Tomato Varieties

Growth control – tomato taste – pH in soil, tap and rain water.

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Newsletter Seven – 16th March 2013

Compost for Tomatoes

 Nutrient strength, balance and pH in compost – cuttings.

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Newsletter Six – 9th March 2013

 Growing Tomatoes In Air Pots

– nutrients, oxygen and root capping.

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Newsletter Five – 2nd March 2013

Photosynthesis and Tomato Plants

 Photosynthesis – light – aeration – tips for the season.

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The Fourth Tomato Newsletter of the Season – 23rd February 2013

Reverse Season Sowing (Removed)

 Sowing at the end of the growing season – transpiration.

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The Third Tomato Newsletter of the Season – 16th February 2013

Sowing Tomato Seed Early

 Sowing early – the value of perlite – nitrogen and bacteria.

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The Second Tomato Newsletter of the Season – 9nd February 2013

Germination Methods and Media

Compost, plugs and sponges – protecting plants from disease.

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The First Tomato Newsletter of the Season – 2nd February 2013

Tomato Growing Season

 Choosing varieties – when to sow – propagation tips.