Those surplus tomato plants - experiment!
Veggie Online
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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. Smile
Result - 27 plants in a bed 8' x 2' - no pots, in old compost approx 4" deep.  About 7 plants in a 2x2 square. Smile

       
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Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
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Any crop you get of them will be a bonus. Smile
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There are 9 different varieties there so we'll find out which are the brutes and which are wimps.Smile
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 Wink

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. Big Grin
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So, you kill them with kindness, then compost themRolleyes
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(27-06-2021, 09:26 PM)Veggie Wrote: 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. Big Grin
I'm also a paid up member of the SFTPOCTP Rolleyes Big Grin
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Oh Ye of little faith, where there's life, there's hope.Big Grin
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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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