Help MBE grow his dinner 2010

JillS_2

mrbadexample wrote: »

This is definitely the best plant I've ever grown:

It's beautiful (and I remember the earlier pictures with the all-purple fruit - that was just as lovely - it was you, wasn't it?)

What size pot is it growing in?

mrbadexample

JillS wrote: »

It's beautiful (and I remember the earlier pictures with the all-purple fruit - that was just as lovely - it was you, wasn't it?)

What size pot is it growing in?

Yes, it was me, and it's in a Morrison's flower bucket. 9" across, 8" deep.

Principia_2

mrbadexample wrote: »

Got a decent downpour in the small hours last night, but otherwise lovely weather.

This is probably the prettiest thing I've ever grown:

I planted potatoes but a few months after you so I've been waiting with eager anticipation for the flowers.

I thought they'd be like triffids :eek: because of your photo - turns out they are only about 1cm across

mrbadexample

Principia wrote: »

I planted potatoes but a few months after you so I've been waiting with eager anticipation for the flowers.

I thought they'd be like triffids :eek: because of your photo - turns out they are only about 1cm across

Well, mine were bigger than that but not huge. Maybe 3-4cm, if I remember correctly.

lemonjelly

Well, I've harvested cucumbers (delish!). Many more on the plants, & with the rain I'm hopeful more will grow - there are still many flowers.

Tomatoes are ok, I hope. A decent cropt is there, but still waiting for them to ripen up.

Picking beans a little more regularly, they're cllearly enjoying the rain! As are the sprouts & brocolli, which continues to suprise me with all the florets I'm harvesting from it!

mrbadexample

My kumatoes:



Really pleased with them. Seem to be my most reliable (and mildew-resistant) variety this year.

mrbadexample

All in all, I'm not doing too badly on the tomato front:

emiff6

mrbadexample wrote: »

All in all, I'm not doing too badly on the tomato front:

What a glorious selection. :T:T
Do you eat them all fresh, or do you have a method of preserving them (apart from the ubiquitous chutney recipes)?

mrbadexample

emiff6 wrote: »

What a glorious selection. :T:T
Do you eat them all fresh, or do you have a method of preserving them (apart from the ubiquitous chutney recipes)?

I eat the little yellow ones like sweets. I eat the orange banana ones and kumatoes (brown) in sandwiches etc. The bigger ones (Purple Ukraine & Amish Paste) I've been blanching them to make them easy to peel, then chopping or blending to use in place of tinned tomatoes, or chopping & freezing to preserve them.

zarazara

mrbadexample wrote: »

This is definitely the best plant I've ever grown:

BEAUTIFUL:j