Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / July 2008

phorbin;802599 In article IZI.2e87ae6@gardenbanter.co.uk, IZI.2e87ae6
@gardenbanter.co.uk says...-

hi everyone, i am a new member so hello to all! this year i didn't do
tomatoes as i had a bad experience with blight a while back. howeve
i
would like to try again and wondered if anyone could help with the
following, how to control blight and as i am in a northern climat
can
you suggest hardy varieties that would stand up to being grow
outside
in a chillier climate! thanx izi-

What northern climate?

There's real variability in northern climates.

my mother lives in northern ontario, canada and the varities she has
grown is early girl, better boy and beefsteak.
for blight u might try putting a good layer of newspapers around th
base of your tomato plants--not right up to the stalks though--then us
a mulch of
straw or whatever u might have on hand.
good luck with your tomatoes. cyaaaaaaa, sockiescat:)

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sockiescat

I recall reading that if the nighttime temperature falls below 45F,
fruit will not set.  Perhaps some of you guys can corroborate that.

Tomatoes are warm/hot season plants, if it is too cold they just won't grow,
although they won't fruit well if it is too hot I doubt that will be a
problem.

Izi this is an international forum, I would guess most of us haven't been to
Northern Ireland so how about filling in some details about the conditions.

How many months of summer do you get without any frost or freezing?

What would be the typical overnight minimum and daily maximum temperature
during that period?

David