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grosse lisse ...help for a beginner
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Posted by seonau Adel SA Aust (My Page) on Fri, Apr 8, 05 at 9:43
Hi everyone.
A new guy on the block, Adelaide here.
Any one who cares to read back and follow some of the threads you ppl have left could not be anything but impressed with the knowledge and devotion to gardening, let alone life styles and friendships shared here.I ask for simple help please.
I purchased a glass house recently and in my excitement hastily bought some Grosse Lisse toms seeds and right now I am growing these plants using hydroponics. They are growing very fast and look strong and healthy..
I could easily google Grosse Lisse to get a description of this plants characteristics, flavor, vigor etc. but after reading just some of the notes you ppl have left I thought it wiser to ask here and get the truth.
My Glass house is 2.1 mts high.and the plants sit about 300mm off the floor, judging from the growth and stem thickness to date I would ask what height do these toms grow too? ...in normal but crowded situations what is the distance between plantings normally?... Have I grown a variety worth eating? ...and... any more real life imformation please ????
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RE: grosse lisse ...help for a beginner
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| Up in Townsville we grew them over 7ft, 2.1mts high it was so funny as hubby had to wire extentions on to the stakes and we had to get up on the ladder to pick them. Don't know what size they would grow in your glass house in SA though, I dont like planting too close as they get to many problems, but I am sure the Guys on this forum will put you right about that. Those cherry toms grow very tall too, here in Brissie over 2.1 mts as well. but it could be the heat. Good Luck with your plants......MM. |
RE: grosse lisse ...help for a beginner
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| Seonau, nice to have another SA poster here, welcome! I'm sure you'll have success growing just about any variety, because once it gets to the top of the greenhouse you can always let it flop or even let it crawl around the top of the walls if you tie it to the greenhouse supports here and there. I haven't grown Grosse Lisse so I can't help you with what to expect. However, I'll be offering seeds from this season's growout shortly.... just need to get my act together.... so keep an eye on the Exchange Forum if you'd like to try some different colours, shapes and sizes. All I'll be asking for is a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope. PP |
RE: grosse lisse ...help for a beginner
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- Posted by seonau Adel SA Aust (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 8, 05 at 23:39
Thank you both MM and PP for the welcome.
That is encouraging news PP. I had this idea I might of made a mistake in so hastily choosing Grosse lisse. Seeing your local PP if all goes to plan here and I get a few toms, and since you have not tried them, I will save a few for you. Catch ya
Seonau |
RE: grosse lisse ...help for a beginner
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Hi Seonau,
Grosse Lisse can get very big, but since it's an indeterminate (so-called climbing or vining type), you can happily prune it to suit. Spacing in a hydroponic system, which I know nothing about, is different to what you'd need in the ground. I'm sure you can get away with quite close spacing. You can expect reasonably good quantities of medium sized red fruit with quite acceptable, though not exceptional, flavour. All up, a perfectly good tomato, but do try others.
And welcome to Cornucopia. |
RE: grosse lisse ...help for a beginner
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| There's also a hybrid GL around that produces smaller fruit. |
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