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Old 19-08-2004, 11:04 PM
Phil L
 
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Sacha wrote:
:: I'm the least likely member of this group to discuss food growing
:: but has anyone else noticed that tomatoes are watery and
:: flavourless this year? Our are grown in large pots in a mix of
:: soil and compost, in a large glass house. Each year, until this
:: one, they have tasted sublime. This year they ripened late,
:: cropped poorly and taste of nothing much at all. ;-( --

At least they can't taste any worse than those hideous lumps from the
supermarket - they *look* like tomatoes and that's where the similarity
ends...I can't say I've tasted greenhouse toms for a while now but I'll
wager they are a thousand times better than Asda's!