"someone" wrote after
"tenman" wrote
Just went out to the small (6'x8')tomato patch and pulled off half a
dozen rotten ones - big storm the other day and they split. The fruits
are finally starting to ripen up and I got a couple baskets full. The
three largest at the back of the photo are each several pounds I think;
that is a 6" ruler.

I'll be taking some to work tonight for friends and saving a few for
sandwiches. Made salsa last weekend with my tomatoes and home-grown
bell, banana, and jalapeno peppers. Next up: tomato sauce!


I'm green with envy! It's a rare year here in UK when we have any outdoor
tomatoes worth talking about, although the ones in the greenhouse are
better than nothing, if not many of them. Our potatoes aren't doing too
bad, but some are very small because of the wet early summer. The Nicola
variety has produced a reasonable crop on the allotment. The early
sweetcorn was a washout, but we sure have had a bumper crop of peas, for a
couple of months now, and all the leafy veg like chard, endive, and cavolo
nero are doing well.

We normally get an excellent crop of outdoor toms such that we won our local
show with a plate of "Roma" one year against all the greenhouse growers.
This year the blight got them all to quickly but it is the first time in 12
years.

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK