Wednesday 31 August 2022

Doubters, be ashamed!


Just before leaving for France at the end of May, I fixed these two wall-mounted planters onto the patio wall of our bijou Brighton UK home. 

In them I planted four tiny 'Tumbler' tomato plants, in the hope that by the time we returned at the end of August, we would have a bounteous crop. 


We have now returned, and this is how we found them (below).

Not only are they producing plenty of lovely sweet baby Toms, but they have been doing so for the past month. Most, of course, have been eaten, but there a plenty of baby ones to come. If looked after correctly, fed and watered, I can see them continuing for quite some while.


Other crops on our extensive plantation are these Globe Artichokes (that no-one bothered to eat), and a tree-full of Apples (see both below).



It may not be Haddock's, but at least I'm still growing something.

34 comments:

  1. Lovely to come back and find those tomatoes and a healthy 'garden', especially after all your trials on the journey.
    Are the apples good for eating?

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    1. They are very good eaters, but I don't know the variety. Also they stay on the tree for a long time. We're beginning to settle in now.

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  2. You must have had someone watering those tomatoes? There hasn't been enough rain! They look very healthy.

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    1. Yes, people were very kind and gave them water throughout the hot dry period.

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  3. So long as you had someone watering them and feeding them they could hardly go wrong.

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    1. It's a shame that no-one ate the Artichokes, but there were only three!

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  4. How wonderful to come home and find such beautiful tomatoes. One day I will try to grow some tomatoes too.

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    1. We had some on our first day back, which is why there aren't too many in the photo.

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  5. By the way, with getting a new car, I would start looking sooner rather than later as both the new car and secondhand car markets are difficult at the moment with delivery times and availability especially if you have a specific make and model in mind.

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    1. I haven't started looking yet, but I'll remember your advice. Thanks.

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  6. I understand why no one ate the artichokes but well done with the tomatoes.

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    1. People don't like, or don't know how to, prepare them. I'm used to them.

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  7. It's Mini-Haddocks or perhaps Pilchards.

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    1. We had a friend whose house was called Giblets. I think Pilchards would be a good name.

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  8. Nothing like a homegrown tomato

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  9. Any harvest of fresh fruit and veg is welcomed. Fortunately, your toms avoided blight.

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    1. Yes, it's a miracle. In France I was having terrible problems.

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    1. Not sure about that, but maybe 6/10, could try harder!

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  11. Well that was a nice surprise wasn't it, I didn't realise you had somebody to come in and water them for you.

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  12. Tumble toms are great aren't they? I can't stop eating handfuls of mine.

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    1. They are a really good variety; they never fail.

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  13. How wonderful to have neighbors like yours!

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  14. Beautiful tomatoes. Well done. You should have put a camera on them.

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    1. We had some yesterday, I think we'll have to wait a while now for some more.

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  15. Not tempted to see what thistle might cook up like? Waste not and all that :)

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    1. I think once they've flowered they're inedible. They need to be young, before the 'choke' becomes too dominant.

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  16. I'm pleased you got tomatoes after so long away. You need a car? Yorkshire Pudding has a van to sell....

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