2017 Tomato Growing

They didn't want to let go

Tasted good

 

Pickings from the polytunnels are rapidly diminishing, one tunnel has now been cleared out, hardly any left on the plants in the other one, now getting cherry toms from up to 8th truss and up to 6th on the Shirleys, hardly any green tomatoes left to ripen, but it is almost November. Going to sauce a whole load of well ripe beefsteaks and Shirleys this afternoon.

8 days ago



4 days ago




Today

 

No need for the embarrassed smiley @Scrungee you've had a fabulous harvest!!

 

Well done that man!!! You had the magic touch with those seeds and I'm delighted they did well for you

 

I just lobbed em in

Still got some of your San Marzano's on the go, despite the blight

 

Oh a good lob here and a good lob there can do the world of good!
Just seems your lobs are better than my lobs

 

Don't forget to harvest those seeds for next year!

 

Another one of @"M" s today, Ciligia

 

The taller plant was covered in ripe tomatoes the other day



Think sis has run out of her toms so picked off me swollen plums as a precaution

 

@Zigs they BEE BEAUties

 

meant to say your Cactus are L@@KING preety goood too

 

Top job scrungee

Not been up the Lottie in 2 weeks... off up now to clear out the polytunnel. Sad times.

Before I go though, any reuse value on the spent compost? Plan was to chuck it on my beds? Will having blight affect whats there?

 

As long as you not got any Solanacea growing in the beds it'll be fine

Burn the blighted plants though

 

No solanacea cheers! Taking 'em up the tip can't burn on site.

 

And, another 4 days later, today's pickings, 3 deg C forecast for the local town Monday morning, so will be freezing (or below!) at my edge of village plot. Hardly any toms left to ripen, I've closed the tunnels right up to try and speed up ripening |(not worried about mould at this late stage) and will pick every last one on Sunday.

My plums. I got about 30 to 40 on each plant, only lost one to BER and now have only 1 or 2 left on each plant.