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Post by wilbarra on Mar 1, 2016 14:40:25 GMT
ANYBODY GROWN CRIMSON CRUSH TOMATOES
ITS SUPPOSED TO BE BLIGHT RESISTANT FOR A LONG PERIOD.
HAVE TRIED FERLINE BUT IT WAS ONLY BLIGHT RESISTANT FOR A SHORT PERIOD.
CRIMSON CRUSH IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLIGHT RESISTANT FOR THE GROWING SEASON.
IS IT?
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Post by Stuart@AmericaLane on Mar 1, 2016 14:59:14 GMT
I haven't grown it. Comments on the www seem mixed. Sutton seem very bullish that is will grow through blight. They say it can still get it but will only be about 10% affected and will come through it. But another good point was that last year was pretty blight free. And it only came out last year so is still to be really tested. I certainly didn't get blight on my Lizzano at home until late. They are supposed to be blight 'tolerant'.
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Post by wilbarra on Mar 1, 2016 15:15:28 GMT
THANKS STAURT
HAVE JUST LOOKED IN THE BROWNS CATALOGUE AND THEY DO LIZZANO.
WILL GET SOME SEED FROM THEM
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Post by wilbarra on Mar 1, 2016 17:34:19 GMT
whoops meant 2015 not 1915
still only a hundred years out
sorry about that
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Post by Stuart@AmericaLane on Mar 11, 2016 21:26:44 GMT
John, I managed to get my hands on a couple of packets of Crimson Crush seeds. I'll bring one down for you at the weekend and stick it in your greenhouse if you are not around. I was at the Edible Garden Show today and Suttons where there.
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Post by wilbarra on Mar 12, 2016 8:53:37 GMT
CHEERS STUART
WONT BE DOWN TODAY BUT WILL SEE YOU SOMETIME IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
GOT A FEELING MY INTEREST IN THE F.A CUP WILL END TODAY.
ANOTHER QUESTION
IS THERE ANYWHERE LOCAL I CAN BUY ENVIROMESH OR SIMILAR.
I KNOW I CAN BUY IT ON THE INTERNET BUT I HAVE ABOUT £70 OF GARDEN
VOUCHERS AND WOULD LIKE TO USE THEM UP ON GETTING SOME.
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Post by Stuart@AmericaLane on Mar 12, 2016 11:30:20 GMT
I have always bought mine on the internet from gardening naturally. I'll keep an eye out. I wonder if they do it in the garden store down the trading estate at the bottom of oathall, I've not seen it in there but then I usually just go in to get some compost. They might even be able to order it in as they seem to be pretty open to that sort of thing. Next time I got for some compost I'll ask them. I'll see if they take the vouchers. Not looked in the other gardening centres.
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Post by Stuart@AmericaLane on Mar 12, 2016 18:55:34 GMT
I posted the seed packet through the gap in the greenhouse door. You'll find it on the floor.
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Post by Stuart@AmericaLane on Mar 12, 2016 19:43:16 GMT
Oh dear seems you were right to be pessimistic. Not a typical week for Chelsea. Hopefully the free seeds will cheer you up.  |
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Post by wilbarra on Mar 13, 2016 17:40:34 GMT
HI STUART
MANY THANKS FOR THE TOMATO SEED ALL SOWN AND IN THE PROPAGATOR.
BET YOU ARE EVEN MORE SAD ABOUT A CERTAIN FOOTBALL RESULT TODAY THAN YOU WERE YESTERDAY.
CANT WAIT FOR CONTI TO TAKE OVER
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Post by Stuart@AmericaLane on Mar 13, 2016 17:46:36 GMT
Whilst I sit here Spurs are 2 up. I hope I am not tempting fate. My under 12's got a great draw against one of the strongest teams in the league whilst putting in their best performance of the season. That lot down the road are out the cup and lost three on the bounce at home. And it was a lovely sunny afternoon and I got a few jobs done on the plot and in the garden. Life it good.
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Post by murrayc on Mar 14, 2016 8:34:55 GMT
The best of luck to you with your blight-resistant seeds but I can't help thinking that good crops would have a much better chance of resistance if people weren't so careless as to let blight conditions flourish in the first place. In an open area of high density of plots, once blight has struck potatoes then it will immediately and inexorably infect all tomatoes in the vicinity. It is even worse with tomatoes because you cannot cut down the leaves and hope to save the fruit beneath as you do with potatoes. All that is needed to start off this process is for someone to fail to look after their plot and leave potatoes on the ground to rot and moulder over winter - perhaps a plot like this one, which was being scrutinised at length by the groundstaff team on their inspection visit last week: |
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