Update ,now have first fruit ,on first truss ,so fruit small so far .Plants still healthy although one did die of a wilting disease .Same with two of the Peppers .Peppers and Cucumber also bearing first fruits .
Update ,now have first fruit ,on first truss ,so fruit small so far .Plants still healthy although one did die of a wilting disease .Same with two of the Peppers .Peppers and Cucumber also bearing first fruits .
well done Anto looking good ,, suprised me how long in that heat to fruit though
They certainly look like healthy plants and fruit.
Well done.
Some say that its too hot for Toms on Samui, but that cannot be right as the climate is about the same here as the Bowen area of Queensland where they grow thousands of tons each year ! I think it is about starting in the coolest months.
Anto ! i am jealous. I have also brought with my Grosse Lisse and Black Russian seeds a fertilizer to be used when the first truss forms. It is phosphorus based, which is what Toms need.
Not sure where you could find any but my mother always told me the key is phosphate, it causes the flowering plants to flower and the fruit producing plants to produce more fruit....might help. I've tried to find phosphate over here but no luck so far.
Why not try a local farmer were he keeps his cows or Buffalo's compounded up at night ,I dug some out and mixed it with old rice husks ,we got great results ,shade is important with young seedlings , I used the cheap black plastic close knit netting ,you could also use the green crystals you dilute with water , its very much like growmore in the UK but at a quarter of the price
Here in Khon Kaen, I've been growing some tomatoes using seeds from California. The first cherry tomato plant (3 months old) is now 2.5 meters high. We've picked around 30 ripe tomatoes and there are over a hundred on the vine with more yellow flowers all the time. It's growing out of an Isaan style pot (old car tire or something. We moved it up against the west wall where everything (lettuce, spinach, sweet basil & other varieties of tomatoes) seems to grow better. I assume that's because there is no direct sunlight after 2pm.
We're growing 6 varieties of California tomatoes - some in pots, some in the ground -with mixed success. I think the biggest danger to the plants, aside from my three year old, is too much sun! For the tomatoes that are in the middle of the yard, I have them covered with that green plastic-like stuff, so they only get about 3 hours of direct sunlight at the end of the day. Hopefully, I'll figure out how to post a few pics.
Okay...don't URLs for the pics...deal with that later.
I'll post a video that shows our little operation here in Khon Kaen. The cherry tomato plant in the video has been moved to the left 20 feet against the west wall and the 10 tomato plants in the ground are no covered by the green, plastic-like meshy stuff.
Okay...I see no option to put in a YouTube video.
Maybe a link???
"...life down here is just a strange illusion."
I have successfully grown some Portuguese varieties I brought in by seed
you have to protect them from all sorts of bugs and rats though
but they thrived and were delicious, as was the Basil and Parsley grown with them
Looks. Good. I've just started. Have a couple plants. Doing ok. Under eaves so should do fine.
I've had no problem bringing seeds into Thailand. I was advised to take the seeds in carry-on, not checked luggage, because the x-ray system is different and can sterilize the seeds in a checked bag...no idea if that's true!
Here are a few pics of the seed packages for the tomatoes plus some peppers I'm hoping will flourish:
Like many others I have tried many varieties from the Uk. only had success one year but the crop was small. Given up.
The variety you allegedly want are called tropic ( see description below). Has anyone tried these before i import those along with some moneymaker and black Russian. i will also try some seeds from local toms
"This variety developed by the Univ. of Florida is almost certain to grow in almost any climate. Very disease resistant, 9 oz. red fruit (with some green shoulders) is thick-walled and is excellent choice for garden or greenhouse production. Highly recommended for those areas that are hot and humid and prone to disease."
The weather in Florida, USA is similar to Thailand in that it is very humid and hot.
I think the favorite varieties there are Better Boy and Amelia. Better Boy is very good and holds the Guinness world record of more than 340 pounds (154 kg) per one plant. Amelia produces very uniform and tasty 8 oz (.25 kg) tomatoes. Neither is determinate which means they bear over a long season.
They are hybrids - cross pollinated from 2 different varieties - so their seeds won't bear true to kind.
For tomatoes where the seeds will bear true to kind, I like Mortgage Lifter. It's called that because the guy who developed it paid his mortgage off from it in 6 years.
There are several types of bacterial infections that can kill a plant almost upon germinating or even later so it's not good to grow tomatoes in the same spot year after year. If was potting the tomato plant I'd sterilize the potting soil by heating it over a BBQ or fire just long enough to get it hot enough to kill any fungus or bacteria.
Cheers
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Easier to just give it a few blasts in the 'Chernobyl' a.k.a the microwave...Originally Posted by JBaker
Lordy, I tried it inside just once. The stuff stunk so bad after heating - never again.
Maybe you have a different type of soil. Every soil I've tried that had a lot of organic matter in it stunk badly when heated. Everyone that I know does it outside and usually on the BBQ.
Do we have a Thai source for these Florida varieties? Or do we order them by mail.
I've been trying to to grow Aussie Apollo & Grosse Lisse (in pots with potting mix) but after 4 goes 100% failure!
Sometimes they get the stem chopped when they about 5 or 6 cm. The last lot got leaf wilt.
Would sun drying the potting mix be as good as putting them in the oven?
Like everyone I have always had trouble growing tomatoes for the last 8 years, however that is now behind me. I have vastly improved my soil and this year have had tomato plants over 6 foot high, for anyone who wants a laugh I can post a photo. What I done was use plenty of gypsum, you cannot over do it, My plot, 15 foot wide and 30 foot long has had about ten 50 kilo bags scattered into it and then rotavated over. This is the first year I have succeeded with tomatoes. I also had local onions 3 foot high, which had all the Thais gaping in amazement
Like everyone I have always had trouble growing tomatoes for the last 8 years, however that is now behind me. I have vastly improved my soil and this year have had tomato plants over 6 foot high, for anyone who wants a laugh I can post a photo. What I done was use plenty of gypsum, you cannot over do it, My plot, 15 foot wide and 30 foot long has had about ten 50 kilo bags scattered into it and then rotavated over. This is the first year I have succeeded with tomatoes. I also had local onions 3 foot high, which had all the Thais gaping in amazement
I still have one tomato plant so if you want a photo showing the hieght just say
I get all the seeds I want from the UK, My sister sends them by post, Had one or two packets opened by customs but no problem, Been doing so for the last 8 years. The only time had a problem was when my mate tried sending goosberry cuttings, they were held, he has now saved the seeds and they have come, will be plaanting them next week
Yes, i used to grow Grosse Lisse in SE Queensland. Brought some seeds back last time, no worries, just put them in my bag and said nothing. They do grow well here as i gave some seeds to a neighbour. The secret is planting the correct time, which on Samui i think is around oct/nov.
Two plant nutrients "must" be present in the soil or potting mix if tomatoes are to produce flowers. These are Phosphorus and Potassium. The phosphorus is essential for the flower initiation and potassium ensures good fruit. These are naturally found in a soil pH as close to 6.8 as possible. It is a good idea to apply some Dolomite about 6 weeks before planting. Use fertilizer 5-10-10 or 10-10-10
I brought Grosse Lisse seeds back from Qld and gave my neighbour some seeds which she planted about oct/nov on Samui. They were doing well standing about 4 ft high with plenty of nice green toms. I went away for a month and when i got back she had
pulled them all out, telling me "Green no good cannot eat" WTF.
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