My Toms, in pots, up at the barn are now ripening, and are looking good. These are the famous 'Portuguese' variety; a non-F1 breed whose seeds can be kept from year to year.
They are a solid, non watery, variety; perfect for slicing into those classic big platefuls of lunchtime salads. Below is what became of one.
With just a few eggs and some Harissa flavoured tinned Sardines to accompany. Lunch for two; 2/6d.
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That looks delicious. I suppose we have about 6 months to wait here although a tin of sardines and 2 eggs cost more than 2/6d.
All right 3/- maybe.
I'm a glutton for tomatoes. They are mainly from Burgenland. We grew our own for many years but watering them was a bit of a bind. As you say, were supposed to be retired.
Just caught up with yesterday's post. I think Tommy Cooper is doing ok as pm to date. The press here follow his travels.
Where I have these potted Tomatoes, above, is right by an outdoor tap. I think it's the perfect spot.
Your lunch looks perfect for a summer lunch. I hope we can find tomatoes like in our market tomorrow.
Unfortunately I only have two plants of these. Next year.....
Not a bad lunch for half a crown. That would have been a month's pocket money for me.
When you have a productive veg' garden, you often eat for nothing; other than a bit of hard work! They are always my favourite meals.
good to go for an old variety..that looks a cracker!
Our outdoor tap is basically kaput. Too many winters of -20 C. Sometimes even colder. It can be like Siberia in a bad winter. And the freezing fog. I don't know why I'm telling you this. I don't even want to think about it.
It's a really tasty and reliable variety. It was discovered by an American on holiday in Portugal, who had a particularly delicious Tomato sandwich. He took a few seeds out and bred them back in the USA. The rest is history!
Ooooo, they look wonderful ..... you can’t beat a good tomato ..... I could eat a plateful of sliced tomatoes with salt all day which seem to taste even better if you are sitting in the sunshine. XXXX
Our tomatoes have failed to grow this year. Of the four plants we have only one tomato as yet. Cherry tomatoes are doing fine but I don't like cherry tomatoes, too acidic, so my husband will have to eat them.
Yum! Cro, those tomatoes look wonderful! I'm very jealous.
After all your hard work, it is so satisfying to eat the fruits of your labor. My biggest success is Early Choice, a new hybrid by Burpee. It is dark and meaty with a wonderful flavor. Lemon Boy, a large yellow, is good also, however I was only able to get about 10 of them.
They are probably the one thing we look forward to, more than any other.
Most of mine have failed miserably. These are in pots, and have done quite well.
And so simple to grow. Biggish pots, plenty of compost, and some plants from market!
I tend to go for old fashioned traditional varieties. France does have some very good ones.
Sliced home grown tomatoes sprinkled with sea salt, eaten on a warm,sunny day. Exquisite.
I like some capers and a bit of garlic on them too. The essential taste of Summer.
The (expensive) one we have is 'frost proof'. It hasn't been tested much as yet; I hope they're right!
And it looks yummy.
I do also, Cro. I love the taste of my ugly Heirlooms, but I wanted to try something different this year and both turned out well.
Such beautiful tomatoes and salad.
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Oh. Those are gorgeous! I wish they were sitting on my counter.
It was! I hope you're OK Weave; I keep hearing awful stories about flooding etc.
They were our first proper Tomatoes of the year. What a difference from the tasteless shop bought ones.
I just noticed yesterday than one plant now has a branch broken; too many heavy Toms. If it's not one thing, it's another!
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