Trick to growing tomatoes in Brisbane?

 Does anyone know how to get tomatoes to grow well in Brisbane?

My tomatoes always start off looking good, but when they get a bit
bigger their growth slows, they get pale, sort of grey and the fruit
doesn't really grow.

I've only really tried grosse lisse, perhaps I should try an alternative
variety also.

I get the same result in 2 different locations, one in full sun, one in
just over half.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Lionel.

 wrote:
 

Tomatoes are heavy feeders so try more fertilizer.

 rainman@mailinator.com wrote:

Anything in particular? I did give them dynamic lifter (though being
high in nitrogen I suspect that is mostly good for leaf growth) and some
blood and bone. I'm still working on building the soil, mulching
heavily, it's not the greatest soil around.

I grew up in Northern NSW, you don't even need to fertilise there and
you get big juicy tomatoes. We were at that time keeping our own seed
from a variety called bullocks heart. It doesn't really look like the
one they sell as ox heart now, but it certainly was the best tomato I've
ever eaten, pity I let the seed go :(.

Lionel.

 G'day Lionel

If you check ebay there are lots of heritage tomato seeds available and
who knows, you might find your old bullocks heart.

I've just bought some green/white stripe, red/orange stripe, white/cream
and black tomato seeds so hoping for some interesting salads this summer.

Not sure this helps?
Bronwyn ;-)



Lionel van den Berg wrote:

 I always found that most varieties, including grosse lise, grew well enough,
the real problem is fruit fly.

In the end, I just grew cherry tomatoes because they have a tougher skin and
are more resistant to fly strike. As well, they taste great. They also grow
prolifically, whether you let them spread on the ground or train them up a
wall or fence.

Ian