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| Thread ID: 115683 | 2011-01-30 06:19:00 | Tomatoes | TideMan (4279) | PC World Chat |
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| 1173691 | 2011-01-30 21:29:00 | another project then .. :D i was studying then so just left it in my room in that original container ... it did last for a few weeks thou. the tomatoes might need some cover then in Wellington weather ... |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1173692 | 2011-01-30 21:45:00 | Yep, that will kill it! Root bound, possibly not watered enough or watered too much - any of those will deal to a house plant. And those pesky aphids sometimes get into the house as well. I didn't have a garden when I lived in Wgtn, so couldn't comment. However, depending upon soil, sun, shelter, and tlc, you should be able to grow a decent garden. My aunt had a good garden in Hataitai, and then a superb garden in Otaihanga and finally Otaki as they downsized and moved out of town. I am pretty sure that Simon Morton of This Way Up on National Radio lives in Wgtn. Have a look at some of his pix and you will get the idea of what you could do if you have the land and are determined enough! www.radionz.co.nz In China you will have seen that people plant vege plants in any tiny spare bit of land! |
John H (8) | ||
| 1173693 | 2011-01-30 22:43:00 | We've got outdoor tomatoes (sweet treats) ripe on a north-facing fence (ChCh city), but some of the beefsteak have blossom end rot - probably caused by lack of watering in early Dec. Ironically, we were in Queensland and had 10 days of rain, while back in ChCh, our beefsteaks were withering from lack of water. | TideMan (4279) | ||
| 1173694 | 2011-01-30 23:23:00 | You do realise supermarket produce prices only reflect what they are being charged at the markets? Example, Eve apples are generally $2.04 kg to buy and sell for something like $3.95 at the moment. Bananas $1.61 kg to buy, sell for anything between $2.49 and $2.89. Never understood why people say the supermarkets are the ones ripping us off when all they are doing is their usual mark up (normally double) on what they pay for things. If you still think that's a rip off, consider how much waste they go through. A lot. |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 1173695 | 2011-01-31 01:00:00 | Never understood why people say the supermarkets are the ones ripping us off when all they are doing is their usual mark up (normally double) on what they pay for things. If you still think that's a rip off, consider how much waste they go through. A lot. *2 Worked in a corner dairy after school and you would not believe the amount of perishable stuff that had to be thrown out for the pig farmer to take away!. Never knew what the markup was, but it would have been over the 100% mark. Lurking. Ps. Tomatoes here are big and green, green and runner beans aplenty and good crop of spuds. lurks. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1173696 | 2011-01-31 03:01:00 | another project then .. :D i was studying then so just left it in my room in that original container ... it did last for a few weeks thou. the tomatoes might need some cover then in Wellington weather ... Im growing them out in lower hutt in some large pots. They have taken a hammering in the wind but still fine. |
plod (107) | ||
| 1173697 | 2011-01-31 07:52:00 | I have found it worth while making some Tomato purée . I do make a form of tomato puree so that I can freeze it . I chop the tomatoes up and cook them in the microwave . When cold I pour some into a freezer bag and lay it out flat on something like a pizza pan so that I can freeze it . After it is frozen I remove it from the pizza pan and start stacking the frozen tomato puree on top of each other . When I want to use some frozen tomatoes I just break a piece off and use them in either a stew or soup . |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1173698 | 2011-01-31 08:04:00 | Never understood why people say the supermarkets are the ones ripping us off when all they are doing is their usual mark up (normally double) on what they pay for things. If you still think that's a rip off, consider how much waste they go through. A lot. You aren't one of the growers that the super markets are squeezing the hell out of. |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1173699 | 2011-01-31 08:21:00 | Not a grower but used to work in produce in a major supermarket. Did all the buying in the weekend. And squeezing the hell out of? Please don't believe everything the media says. The markets set their prices, supermarkets pay it. |
--Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 1173700 | 2011-01-31 09:01:00 | newbie question, do they need to be planted every year? any that don't? :thanks :pf1mobmini: |
Nomad (952) | ||
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