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I'm sick of the tasteless supermarket tomatoes and want to grow my own. How far north are you?

kokey 14y ago
You think it's bad in the UK? I'm actually missing the variety you can find in supermarkets in the UK compared to the water vessels they sell in South Africa. At least sometimes I could strike it lucky with a Tesco finest from the Isle Wight on a good year.
- hp50g 14y ago
  Grow your own. Africa is great if you have a water supply that doesn't involve legwork. A friend of mine grows tonnes of the things in jo'berg.
  - kokey 14y ago
    Totally, this article has inspired me to do just that. Even if I have to bottle a lot of it for sauces.
hp50g 14y ago
South west London. It didn't even snow here :)
ErrantX 14y ago
I'm in Lincolnshire and manage to grow most stuff. It does take a little more attention (I'm useless during the early months of the year because I always forget to check for frost warnings...). This year has been dismal so far :S because of the cruddy weather. In fact, in the UK to a certain extent it's not so much how far North you are, but how far East. I have a friend about "level" with me but on the West of the country and he struggles with his garden. We tend to avoid a lot of the worst weather over here ;D
- Surio 14y ago
  >> I have a friend about "level" with me but on the West of the country and he struggles with his garden. Good! Anecdata or not, that's going to be my new excuse! :P
ljf 14y ago
Growing in London is damn easy, especially if you get a mini green house from Wilko to extend the growing season earlier and later in the year. In the North it really depends on your garden. I have friends in Sheffield with protected terrace house gardens, who grow nearly as easily as me, but my folks with a mildly exposed small holding have a chore getting them providing as many tomatoes as I do - but they won't get a green house.
- hp50g 14y ago
  Those mini green houses blow away! (I had to climb up a tree to get ours back)
  - ljf 14y ago
    I had to tie mine to my garden fence to stop it toppling over. They never seem to last more than 3 or so years - but for £12 I don't mind too much - just a shame you can't just replace the plastic.
    - adthegates 14y ago
      By plastic do you mean the covers? http://www.capitalgardens.co.uk/34greenhouses34-replacement-cover-for-tier-compact-greenhouse-p-23323.html?utm_campaign=googlebase&utm_medium=comparisonengine&utm_source=google http://www.capitalgardens.co.uk/34greenhouses34-replacement-... Mine was more expensive than a replacement greenhouse, BUT the plastic was much tougher. (not affiliated in any way, was the first result in google)

kokey 14y ago

You think it's bad in the UK? I'm actually missing the variety you can find in supermarkets in the UK compared to the water vessels they sell in South Africa. At least sometimes I could strike it lucky with a Tesco finest from the Isle Wight on a good year.

hp50g 14y ago
Grow your own. Africa is great if you have a water supply that doesn't involve legwork. A friend of mine grows tonnes of the things in jo'berg.
- kokey 14y ago
  Totally, this article has inspired me to do just that. Even if I have to bottle a lot of it for sauces.

hp50g 14y ago

South west London. It didn't even snow here :)

ErrantX 14y ago

I'm in Lincolnshire and manage to grow most stuff. It does take a little more attention (I'm useless during the early months of the year because I always forget to check for frost warnings...). This year has been dismal so far :S because of the cruddy weather. In fact, in the UK to a certain extent it's not so much how far North you are, but how far East. I have a friend about "level" with me but on the West of the country and he struggles with his garden. We tend to avoid a lot of the worst weather over here ;D

Surio 14y ago
>> I have a friend about "level" with me but on the West of the country and he struggles with his garden. Good! Anecdata or not, that's going to be my new excuse! :P

ljf 14y ago

Growing in London is damn easy, especially if you get a mini green house from Wilko to extend the growing season earlier and later in the year. In the North it really depends on your garden. I have friends in Sheffield with protected terrace house gardens, who grow nearly as easily as me, but my folks with a mildly exposed small holding have a chore getting them providing as many tomatoes as I do - but they won't get a green house.

hp50g 14y ago
Those mini green houses blow away! (I had to climb up a tree to get ours back)
- ljf 14y ago
  I had to tie mine to my garden fence to stop it toppling over. They never seem to last more than 3 or so years - but for £12 I don't mind too much - just a shame you can't just replace the plastic.
  - adthegates 14y ago
    By plastic do you mean the covers? http://www.capitalgardens.co.uk/34greenhouses34-replacement-cover-for-tier-compact-greenhouse-p-23323.html?utm_campaign=googlebase&utm_medium=comparisonengine&utm_source=google http://www.capitalgardens.co.uk/34greenhouses34-replacement-... Mine was more expensive than a replacement greenhouse, BUT the plastic was much tougher. (not affiliated in any way, was the first result in google)