Ask Gerry

I had always grown Shirley tomatoes very successfully in a tunnel but last year my sister grew Moneymaker tomatoes and they developed a disease whereby shoots became mouldy and died back. This year the shirley tomatoes had it as well and a lot of the shoots died back early. i don't know what tis disease s. I had assumed that shirley tomatoes were disease resistant. How do I clean up the tunnel to get rid of this disease?

My greenhouse plum tomato plants leaves are going black, stretching from the outsides of the leaves into the centre, also they are curling, there are fruit on the plant but they are small yet. am i doing something wrong and when should i expect the fruit to ripen?

I am new to growing i planted tomatoes in plastic greengouse. i have just read that i should have pulled off some new growth is it to late to do so now ?

Just at the point of finishing a greenhouse, recycled products...frames and glass.... but behind schedule for this year... I have tomatoe plants in the sun room in large enough pots...2nd truss just set now.. n feedin 2*times a week... can i transplant them to the green house at this stage ??..Fairly big now..8 plants between 3 n 5 feet in height...!!..should i just leave them in the pots and put them into greenhouse soil maybe splitting the pot containers.

Can you recommend a spray for the leaves, i think it is magnesium deficiency. Also can you recommend a compost or fertilizer to mix in to prevent this problem in future.

I am new to tomato growing and have grown both bush and vine types from seed. All plants are doing well. However I did not note which type was which, is there a way to recognize one from the other now?

why is the last time u should start growing tomato plants i have some that i planted a month ago coming up now from seed tray is it too late to let them grow?

I have 2 growbags in a polytunnel each with 2 tomato plants. The leaves on one of the plants is wilting. If I'm watering incorrectly surely both plants in this bag should be affected ? What am I doing wrong?

The leaves of my tomato plants are beginning to curl up at the edges.This happened the last couple of years but they always recovered fairly well.Is there some deficiency in the soil.I sow the tomato plants in well manured ground(well rotted horse manure) in the polytunnel.

Had tomato seedlings in plastic 3 tier greenhose for few days. Planned to pot on this weekend. Unfortunately i never took the plastic cover off the propagator and today (wednesday) when i checked them they had wilted badly after fine weather. Some actually had cracked stems. Should i start again or could they recover?

Looking for information on growing tomato plants i.e best time to plant and where.

Just want to know if the tomatoes which are still growing on a plant which I have in a conservatory are ok to use as I had thought it would have died by now. Enter the detail of your question BRIEFLY (in up to 100 words). Please stay with ONE topic per question.

Are tomato plants perenial or annual? I got lots of new plants from those that self seeded but what if I don't take out this year's plants? Can they be treated as perenials. They are in a tunnel.

The leaves are truning yellow and falling off my tomato plants. Dont know what I am doing wrong. I am going to put some epsom salts down and water in. Any ideas please.

I bought 2 tomato plants money spinner & ailsa craig, planted outdoors in June in a shelltered sunny spot. Lots of big green fruit on both plants but no sign of them turning red, is it too late now for them to ripen and if so what did I do wrong?