DrPhill
Cyber Heretic
Tris":3w3snniv said:Might try an experiment to see if there's any difference in growth according to which paper they are in.
Sun and Mail should be best - more 'nutrient'..........
Tris":3w3snniv said:Might try an experiment to see if there's any difference in growth according to which paper they are in.
Chris152":17hta83a said:And if you've got 10 mins to spare, a friend made this recording of birds at dawn in deepest Cornwall this morning:
He's been recording the dawn regularly since then, apparently they're starting to quieten down now.Phil Pascoe":2hz5uf9l said:Chris152":2hz5uf9l said:And if you've got 10 mins to spare, a friend made this recording of birds at dawn in deepest Cornwall this morning:
jackdaws and gulls everywhere.
They've now found their mates.Chris152":3p4q6np2 said:He's been recording the dawn regularly since then, apparently they're starting to quieten down now.
Nigel Burden":e4pgwun5 said:My tomatoes are around eighteen inches high and some are in flower.
I could do with getting them in the greenhouse but we had a frost last night and the forecast is still giving the possibility of frost in the next couple of weeks. I have had to transplant into larger pots, but not so large that I can't bring them in the house overnight. They will eventually go into 10 or 12 inch pots and six will live in the greenhouse, the others will have to go alongside the back fence and hopefully not get trashed when the dog crashes around the garden during a ratting spree.
Nigel.
Trainee neophyte":53bl1ifn said:Nigel Burden":53bl1ifn said:My tomatoes are around eighteen inches high and some are in flower.
I could do with getting them in the greenhouse but we had a frost last night and the forecast is still giving the possibility of frost in the next couple of weeks. I have had to transplant into larger pots, but not so large that I can't bring them in the house overnight. They will eventually go into 10 or 12 inch pots and six will live in the greenhouse, the others will have to go alongside the back fence and hopefully not get trashed when the dog crashes around the garden during a ratting spree.
Nigel.
I'm sure you know, but tomato flowers need the beating wings of a bumblebee or similar to fertilize them. Allegedly you can replicate this with a beard trimmer other vibrating domestic item
I have never tried this, but it would be interesting to find out if it works.
Chris152":1ogeyu7b said:Am I right to water the potatoes a bit every few days now? The ground here is incredibly dry, we were trying to remember and think it's only rained one daytime in the last 3 months, and a few nights
Chris152":3iymu4ha said:The tomatoes are looking good - 12 plants indoors, about 3' tall and two sets of flowers on most. And several outdoors as I had too many in the end.
Thanks
C
Even easier is hold a beard trimmer or other vibrating household device close to the flower. It is the beating of bumblebees wings that does the job, allegedly. Paintbrush or shaking may also work. I freely admit to never trying any of these methods, as my toms live outside.Phil Pascoe":1ebmkt20 said:Chris152":1ebmkt20 said:The tomatoes are looking good - 12 plants indoors, about 3' tall and two sets of flowers on most. And several outdoors as I had too many in the end.
Thanks
C
Get a small paint brush and go flower to flower on your indoor ones - you won't have many insects indoors to do it. If you can't be bothered, shake the flowers.
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