I know we're far behind many other British bloggers, but I'm still pleased that yesterday we've had our first ripe tomato this season.
I say "we" had, but I think Ev beat us all to it really.
She's really not been a fan of supermarket tomatoes over the winter and spring and quite often turns them down, but this one she kept saying how nice it was and "thanks Dad" the whole time! I think it was a success!
I wonder how good they are? The only trouble I've got now is keeping her out of the greenhouse!
That is good news, the first of mine will be ready this week, like you I am running behind, usually hubby has the first ones but this time it will be me as he isnt here :-)
ReplyDeleteI'l be honest and admit that I hate raw tomatoes! So there was never any chance of me eating it! Although I'm sure my wife would have liked it first really.
DeleteThat's a good problem to have, I guess. lol
ReplyDeleteYeah, there are worse problems in the world!
DeleteOh this brings back memories! My dad used to have a greenhouse, and I remember picking the tomatoes to eat. Nothing like tomatoes straight off the vine, but not ripely red, just on the turn from orange to red. Yum! Can't eat them like that now as they make my mouth sore, but would still love to. AND we still do not have any ripe tomatoes here, even though we are down in the SW of France!
ReplyDeleteLike a said to dawn I hate raw tomatoes so it's not something I've ever enjoyed but it's nice to see my little girl enjoying it so much. I'm surprised you haven't got tomatoes yet - I thought you'd be way ahead of us here!
DeleteNot sure if I'll get any tomatoes- mine are so far behind and outside!
ReplyDeleteStill, my onions are drying nicely on some suspended welded mesh. Just have to make sure I bring them into the brick store when rain is imminent!
Cucumbers are growing well on one of the 2 outdoor plants, unknown variety.
I used to grow a lot of tomatoes outside at our old place as we had a south facing white wall that was great for growing tomatoes. They used to better there than in the shady greenhouse we had. My onions got left out in the rain last night so hopefully it hasn't damaged them - I must bring them in today!
DeleteAll I can say is what wonderful eyelashes.
ReplyDeleteWonderful on her- not so great on me - who she inherited them from!
DeleteYou are way ahead of me!
ReplyDeleteI really thought you'd be ahead of me but I guess your winter was so much colder than ours.
DeleteThe good old tomato - cousin of the potato. Cultivated in the Andes and prone to blight like the potato. We have only got 6 small tomatoes growing in 4 inchpots in the tunnel. Was going to plant them outside and changed my mind because we thought they would get the blight. Will try again next year.
ReplyDeleteThe soil from my tomato buckets never goes in the potatoes next bed. I've only ever had blight a couple of times so it's not something I worry about too much (tempting fate as I write that...).
DeleteYours are well ahead of mine. Currently no more than an inch across and quite green.
ReplyDeleteI've never had so many tomatoes so it's quite exciting really. I think we're going to have to eat them every day to keep on top of them!
DeleteOurs are still green/flowers...there may be a fight for the first one.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Ev...winter toms are pretty blah.
Jane x
I don't eat hem raw so I'd never know. I can imagine that something thats been in a cold store for weeks and shipped around the world is never going to taste as good as something that was grow moments before. I think I will have to fence off the greenhouse though, she's keen to try more!
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