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Geoff & Heather
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:41 pm    Post subject: Xmas Tomatoes Reply with quote
I've got to share this.

My ambition in Newcastle has always been to get tomatoes from the garden
before Xmas. This year, I've come in a real winner- grew some "Siberians"
in my little KMart $35 hot house and planted them out - complete with the
first fruit - in 2nd week of Sep - running the risk of the normal last frost
at the end of Sep. Fortunately the frost didn't happen and I picked the
first small but delicious fruit last week !!

Siberians are supposed to be the most cold tolerant and I initially bought
them to grow at the end of the season, but they are way ahead of the usual
earliest Romas. I'll let you know how late I can get them to grow .

Cheers,
Geoff
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 12, 2006 4:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Xmas Tomatoes Reply with quote
"Geoff & Heather" <gphe@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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I've got to share this.

My ambition in Newcastle has always been to get tomatoes from the garden
before Xmas. This year, I've come in a real winner- grew some "Siberians"
in my little KMart $35 hot house and planted them out - complete with the
first fruit - in 2nd week of Sep - running the risk of the normal last
frost at the end of Sep. Fortunately the frost didn't happen and I picked
the first small but delicious fruit last week !!

Siberians are supposed to be the most cold tolerant and I initially bought
them to grow at the end of the season, but they are way ahead of the usual
earliest Romas. I'll let you know how late I can get them to grow .

Cheers,
Geoff

/is jealous

i had pre-xmas tomatoes last year (in canberra - everyone was shocked - it's
not the done thing there, you know ;-) but this year i started them from
seed & the whole enterprise has been just a total dud. most of them still
only have seed leaves & they're just not growing - it's absurd.

so today i broke & got some big juicy seedlings from the nursery.

good luck & let us know how you go!! you'll be famous! <g>
kylie
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:41 am    Post subject: Re: Xmas Tomatoes Reply with quote
Geoff & Heather wrote:
Quote:
This year, I've come in a real winner- grew some "Siberians"
in my little KMart $35 hot house and planted them out - complete with the
first fruit - in 2nd week of Sep - running the risk of the normal last frost
at the end of Sep

What is this "frost" stuff? Isn't that the stuff you put on patty
cakes?

Bruce (in Perth) who has tomatoes ripening from plants that self sowed
from the compost.
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