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03 Aug 20, Anonymous (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

Maybe if it is totally air tight. You are really stacking the odds up against yourself. It is recommended to start planting seeds in Oct/Nov in cool/mountain NZ and you are trying to grow them in winter. More chance of a good crop when the conditions are with you than against you.

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08 Dec 19, Julie (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

something is eating my tomatoes as soon as they get a bit if pink on them. Any advice or assistance. We have put up netting to stop the birds but still happening

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12 Dec 19, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Check the plant day and night for grubs.

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10 Dec 19, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Look under the leaves etc and see if you can find grubs etc.

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17 Oct 19, lindsayshand (New Zealand - temperate climate)

what can i use to set my tomatoes to fruit

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18 Oct 19, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

A few tips on growing tomatoes - make sure you have good rich prepared soil. Dig a hole 50cm deep and 60cm diameter. Put compost/manure into the soil or a hand full of fertiliser and mix it in. Plant the tomato in a bit of a hole and as it grows fill the hole in. Give tomatoes a good deep watering. Too much N and you will have a lot of leaves and little fruit. Too little fertiliser and you will have a small plant and a little crop. The secret is to know how much fert to put on and when. And start with a good strong seedling.

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19 Sep 19, Wendy Perry (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

Please what is a good all rounder tomato to grow in a Glass house in Alexandra, Central Otago? Thank you.

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02 Nov 19, Michelle (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate)

I live in Omarama & do very well with Sweet 100 & Money Maker in my tunnel house, just be aware of late frosts & cover. Use plenty of tomato fertilizer & a good all round compost & potting mix.

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25 Sep 19, Anon (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate)

Go to a nz seed selling website and compare different tomato types. Then pick one or two and try them. Or go to Bunnings or a nursery and ask.

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23 May 19, Brod (New Zealand - temperate climate)

How can i grow Tomatoes all year round in CHB Do i need a Greenhouse?????? In winter we get regular frosts

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