Better next year?
looks good to me Lorna. blummin good. ;)
Better than what??
Thanks Sarah.
Tim.Try to sow earlier, was very late sowing. Still only got very green toms and have only just picked beans this week.
Well at least you have toms ... love green tom chutney :-\ ::) ;) ;D
Lorna, I know it seems like autumn but we've still got at least 2 months to get your toms ripe, looking good to me ;D
They'll ripen Lorna....bit of patience and once the first has started.......they'll all be doin it ;D
Your carrots are 100% better looking that the fluorescent uniform specimens in the supermarkets - and bet they taste 100% better too.
AND....the beans are great.
Well done 8)
Hey lady, you are further on that me! It all looks great and those toms look perfect and BIG! Next year exhibiting at Chelsea I suppose you meant. ;) ;) ;D
Well, you had me stumped as to what I was looking for... looks great!
Big grin. I feel better already. Emma I am surprised that the carrots are misshapen, grew those in a trough so no stones or anything to knock against. I have some others in loo rolls in the famous black buckets. Leaving them for a while as there is a little competition going on between 7 members of A4A ;D
Have also got a row in one of the raised beds so fingers crossed. The seeds for those toms were sent to me by Lish.
Lorna.
PS the runners were delicious.
Lorna, you're already better than me mate :-X We've got no toms, no carrots (none even sown yet!) and no runners yet - warms the cockles don't it ;) ;D
They look good to me! Toms will ripen soon enough as has been said. I can't grow carrots to save my life :D
Lorna I'm lusting over your runner beans, mine are finished! can't keep em going for long in Spain!! too ruddy hot 8)
Great stuff Lorna. Only beans here, no toms ripe as yet. I can't grow carrots for love nor money either, like jennym! Enjoy your harvest. ;D
Other than runner beans and toms anything else in edibles is a first for me. I love spring onions and have scoffed all of them. Maybe I should sow some more :)
Hate parsnips but have got some in a bucket. (must be somebody in the family who will like them)
.......and for those of you who are coveting Lorna's carrits........she doesn't even like eating them overmuch :o
QuoteI'm lusting over your runner beans, mine are finished! can't keep em going for long in Spain!! too ruddy hot
Same here in Wales.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
cj :)
Lish I do love them raw!!!!
Hi Lorna, your toms look just like mine & it's the first time I've ever had custody of a tomato plant ( freebie from neighbour) and I'm dead chuffed! Off to the lottie now to pick the first beans from this plot and coo lovingly at the three carrots that germinated in the rubble sack pot. I think you're doing just fine.
I reckon you were just fishing for compliments, Lorna. ;D
Nope Caroline. The heading of my post is the truth. This really is the first time I have had a go at growing edibles (except for couple I mentioned). For instance have just been thinning beetroots but asked my self how much space does each beet need, same with carrots. I just don't know :'(. Only have a small area for veg but tried a short row of peas, thought I was being clever, got son to make me some metal hoops, fixed net over the hoops. Turned out to be useless, not high enough so pea plants got squashed big time. Didn't realise that peas grow so tall. Have picked what I can and dumped rest of plants. Will know better next year!!
Naturally I am chuffed if the experienced gardeners say I am doing OK.
Back to the garden, tea break over.
Lorna.
I'm in my third year and still making loads of mistakes, so don't worry about it!
just started picking beans here too and the big toms take longer to ripen perhaps grow cherry ones as well next year just to have something to go on with
and mmm the carrots are bigger than mine ???
marg ;D
Looks like you've done very well to me, Lorna. The slugs/snails got all three sowings of my carrots and my runners are only just in flower. I've done better with my tomatoes though and have been picking ripe ones for a few weeks - they are a cherry type. If you want dwarf peas try Half Pint. They only grow about 12 -18" high and they are very tasty. :)
G x
Lorna, they all look brilliant to me, my large toms are still green , and one of my tall ones you know with all those toms on collapsed last night :'( :'( :'(, so do not worry about yours nothing wrong there except you might have brought me a parsnip with you I LIKE them lots. ;D ;D ;D
Other marg. I have grown gardeners delight several times but somehow forgot them this year. I do like them. I wanted to grow bigger tomatoes this year for grilling etc. Seeds were kindly sent to me by Alishka.
Georgie have made a note of dwarf peas, will certainly try them next year/
Mary. I can just hear you saying "Oh bother" when you found that tall tom plant broken. What a shame. Parsnips are only pencil size at moment, just growing them for fun, will ask family if they like parsnips They never had them at home can't stand the smell when they are cooking :)