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Probably the first of many if you hold on there.  The weather forcast says it's going to get better next week.  We can but hope!

Looked on Gardeners World BBC web site and Alys Fowler has blight on her toms and is upset.  Quite an interesting post I thought.  Watched programme last Friday but went to sleep half way through.  Too much digging. Joe Swift is back from holidays so is going to check his allotment tomorrow.  I think his toms have got it as well but he will see tomorrow.  It is OK but plenty of weeds, not allowed holidays with an allotment.  I think I will leave toms to the experts, or wait for a blight free variety.  Had a few then just as they were turning red they gave up, went black,  and have dug them all up.

Quote from: pippy on August 29, 2008, 19:07:17
Probably the first of many if you hold on there.  The weather forcast says it's going to get better next week.  We can but hope!

which weather forecast have you got pippy? and can i have it too  :D

That appears to be a double jointed waiters friend - used by pro's and me; it has a cunning 2-step extraction, giving an all round happier result than a conventional 1-step extraction process...

Well - at least the weekend is okay - make the most of it!  After that it fluffs up again (sigh). 

Anyway, it's one more than I got last year ;D ;D  This year I'm sitting pretty on 18 cherry toms and hoping for a few more before the blight arrives  :o :o

The weather always gets better when the children go back to school.  Spent too many wet holidays in years gone by.

Mixed results this year, but far better than last year. About 30 plants out of doors on the allotment with lots of red ones (and green ones too!)  there to greet me when I got back from holiday last week - Gardeners Delight, Alicante and Ferline. But now the dreaded blight has arrived so I'm harvesting the lot, even the Ferline which are genuinely blight resistant and so far unaffected. Will keep the green ones with bananas and apples until they ripen.

Six plants in the back garden at home as well - including 3 grown by ring culture. The ones grown by ring culture are beginning to go red and are not blighted so far.

Quote from: OllieC on August 29, 2008, 19:13:03
That appears to be a double jointed waiters friend - used by pro's and me; it has a cunning 2-step extraction, giving an all round happier result than a conventional 1-step extraction process...

serious boozers chez moi Ollie!  ::)

Pulled up all the rest of the outdoor toms tonight, even Ferline has blight! Ho hum, one empty bed to get ready for the garlic in a couple of months time, think I'll put some more salad in for a couple of months......or perhaps try a couple of melon plants out under cloches for a laugh?!

1st banana skin in the greenhouse this evening.

Good job our dog loves bananas after her supper  ;D

Tumbling toms.

they look bootiful, betula! ;)

Arrrrrrr thanks Tony mate,they are the only toms I have grown this year and the yield has not been great,just wanted to experiment with growing them in a hanging basket.I think they are great for flat dwellers.
:)

My Tumblers haven't done very well either this year, but thats down to weather. Lots of flowers were spoilt so did not fertilize. But the fruit I do have is lovely

serious attack of the killer B overnight. Green tom chutney time i think

Quote from: OllieC on August 29, 2008, 19:13:03
That appears to be a double jointed waiters friend

I must be getting better as a person. Time was when I'd come out with some pure Humph filth here............

Quote from: thegreatgardener on August 15, 2008, 16:10:49
Here is picture of yesterdays harvest of san marzano's for sauce. about 4 kg of them

Didn't Aldi say 69p specials this week lol , oooooh saucy!!!

do them San Marzano.s look like my San Marzano,s
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Whats happening to my garden toms their still green.  :o ??? :-\ ??? ??? ??? :(      ;D ;D ;D

One or two turning now in the greenhouse, think the banana skins are working at last!

Well they are finally ripening...only to simultaneously start splitting and going mouldy due to all the rain  :(. Plus blight has arrived :'( :'(

Nevertheless I am determined to get at least some edible tomatoes out of them so am harvesting the split ones before they get too mouldy and the green ones before blight gets them. I am also picking off all the blighty fruit and leaves as I spot them and spraying with bordeaux mixture at every opportunity...and it seems to be working...(not saying that out loud in case the blight overhears and sees it as a challenge  :o)

As a result I have a sackload of split, partially ripened and green tomatoes..but I don't care!! They are mine all mine.

Tonight, we shall be eating Jeannine's Fried Green Tomatoes so I just wanted to say thankyou very much for the recipe - looking forward to trying it. Going to try the pie as well.

Tomorrow...chutney and more chutney.