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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: angle shades on December 07, 2007, 09:26:12

Title: Global warming....... or what?
Post by: angle shades on December 07, 2007, 09:26:12
(http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd27/angleshades/tommytoetomspicked61207jeansgreenho.jpg)

almost 3lbs of toms picked yesterday from an unheated greenhouse......./ shades x
Title: Re: Global warming....... or what?
Post by: manicscousers on December 07, 2007, 09:52:36
wow, we're still eating them from storage in a cardboard box but I bet yours taste nicer  ;D
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Post by: djbrenton on December 07, 2007, 10:46:25
I don't know whether this is normal, but I was still picking cape gooseberries in February from an unheated greenhouse with some broken glass.
Title: Re: Global warming....... or what?
Post by: tim on December 07, 2007, 12:05:30
Jealousy will get me nowhere!
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Post by: Rosyred on December 07, 2007, 17:14:26
You are so lucky - i'm eating no flavour supermarket rubbish.
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Post by: okra on December 08, 2007, 13:35:22
Amazing. When did you sow them and plant them out?
Title: Re: Global warming....... or what?
Post by: Rob the rake on December 08, 2007, 16:28:45
I've still got Sungold tomatoes going, although they've almost finished.
The bell peppers are still going an' all!

Rob.
Title: Re: Global warming....... or what?
Post by: Deb P on December 08, 2007, 16:41:46
I have one mixed tray that I picked in mid November left to fully ripen and eat, but after that it will be back to tasteless greengrocers stuff until July...... ::)
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Post by: saddad on December 08, 2007, 16:54:42
We still have some Deb... but you shouldn't have to wait until July... if we go to Locko we will have to force some for Mid May!
;D
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Post by: cornykev on December 09, 2007, 13:13:58
I tided up my parsnip leaves and found four small spring onions growing, so I pulled them up and had them shredded with duck and hoisen sauce with wraps.   :P :P     ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Global warming....... or what?
Post by: angle shades on December 10, 2007, 08:31:57
 :) okra ...........seed sown in April, planted in greenhouse May (in the world famous black buckets :P)

Variety if anyone is interested is Tommy Toe....which appears to be hardy (we have had a few frosts)and disease resistant.

very good variety for cooking/ shades x
Title: Re: Global warming....... or what?
Post by: Rob the rake on December 10, 2007, 09:08:09
Picked the last of my peppers yesterday. In this north-east location they're usually finished by the end of October, so it's a bit of a record for me.
No frost here yet, but we are right on the coast and it has to be a couple of degrees cooler than inland before we see any of the white stuff.

Rob. :)
Title: Re: Global warming....... or what?
Post by: cornykev on December 10, 2007, 16:45:44
Not got any canoes washed up on your lottie Rob.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D