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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353
    edited May 2019
    Fingers crossed for you Jamie. It's all a learning curve  :)
    Toms are generally better on the drier side, but the most important thing is consistency with watering. It might be difficult to get a good crop as they've not had the best start, but hopefully it can be recovered. Growing from seed is very easy, so you might want to try that as well. We have a seed swap thread on the forum, which I could find for you,  and I'm sure you could get a few seeds if you fancied a go - and to give you a back up.  Not too late really  :)

    There's always next year anyway!

    I've bumped up the swap thread Jamie, in case you want a try

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • jamiegunn20jamiegunn20 Posts: 10
    Thats great fairygirl. Thanks for all the help, really new to this so expecting a few failures before i can call myself a gardener ha ha 
  • hogweedhogweed Posts: 4,053
    Growbags come with instructions printed on them. It is wise when gardening to read all the instructions on things - growbags, weedkiller, fertisiser, grass seed etc. 
    'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
  • jamiegunn20jamiegunn20 Posts: 10
    Thanks hog weed i thought id done that but it would appear ive done it all too early 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353
    It's mostly uphill once you get going Jamie, but it doesn't mean you never have failures!
    The forum is an excellent resource, and we always have plenty of queries and info about tomatoes.
    Dont be scared of coming back and asking for advice as you go along, and let us know if the toms survive and grow for you.  :)

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • jamiegunn20jamiegunn20 Posts: 10
    edited May 2019
    Thank you Fairygirl. Been wanting to grow veg and garden for so long. Nice to know theres people out there who can help. Cheers jamie
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,067
    Best use of grow bags is to decant into pots. Or, cut it in half then upend it so you have two pot shaped containers. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353
    I think you're right Lyn. I never use them, just pots for mine, but people say how compacted the bags get because they're stacked for a while. 
    The other way is to plonk them down on their side lengthways, and cut along that. The compost settles into more of a 'big pot shape', and you get  a good depth.   
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,067
    Yup, or that, as long as you put drainage holes in and raise the off the ground.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353
    Yeh  - a layer of gravel if you use the trays under them, or even a couple of battens just to get a bit of support for the bag, and some airflow. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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