On 20/8/04 6:43, in article , "Alan
Gould" wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes
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. ;-(

Are those the Jersey Royals you mentioned backalong?

Jersey Sunrise (JRs are the potatoes!) and Shirley and some tumbling ones
which aren't Tumbler and aren't quite as good, IMO. I'm starting to think
that it's because they are forced by space requirements, to grow in pots
among other plants and aren't getting enough direct sunlight, or something.
It's very disappointing because in other years they have been wonderful.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)