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As usual, I have ended up with more tomato plants than I need.
They're too leggy to give away and I know from experience that, if I plant them outdoors, they'll be blighted.
Can't add them to the compost because.............every plant deserves a chance!
There's some empty space in GH No 2 where I usually grow toms - its about 8' long and I could plant 4/5 toms there - but which to choose - they're all equally deserving?
There's only one fair solution - plant them all and let the strongest toms win. 
Result - 27 plants in a bed 8' x 2' - no pots, in old compost approx 4" deep. About 7 plants in a 2x2 square.
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Any crop you get of them will be a bonus.
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27-06-2021, 06:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 27-06-2021, 06:40 PM by Veggie.)
There are 9 different varieties there so we'll find out which are the brutes and which are wimps.
EDIT - trying to remember what they are before I forget :0
Eve's Purple Ball
Urban's Delight
San Marzano
Pertsevvdny
Scatalone
Purple Ukraine
Bull's Horn
Fox Red Cherry
Paul Robeson
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If by nothing else you can save seeds for next year 
Actually all my orange banana are still on my landing windowsill;(
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Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind. If they all try to thrive then botrytis is very likely.
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I hear what you say Mark but I'm a fully paid up member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Plants and have taken the oath not to compost living plants. 
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So, you kill them with kindness, then compost them 
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Oh Ye of little faith, where there's life, there's hope.
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The Verdict!
The plants, being crowded and unsupported grew very leggy. I couldn't reach the ones at the back of the bed to do any sideshooting so they were a real mess.
On the bright side, there was very little disease and a reasonable crop of tomatoes - more than I would have had if I'd binned the plants or planted them outdoors.
Would do it again but not so many plants next time. 27 was a few too many - about 12 might be OK. - Two staggered rows of 6 plants.
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