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Help MBE grow his dinner 2010

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  • JillS_2
    JillS_2 Posts: 262 Forumite
    mrbadexample wrote: »
    This is definitely the best plant I've ever grown:

    DSCN1188.jpg

    :D

    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
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    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. :)
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • Principia_2
    Principia_2 Posts: 231 Forumite
    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:

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    :D

    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 :o
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    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 :o

    Well, mine were bigger than that but not huge. Maybe 3-4cm, if I remember correctly. :)
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • lemonjelly
    lemonjelly Posts: 8,014 Forumite
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    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!
    It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.
  • mrbadexample
    mrbadexample Posts: 10,805 Forumite
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    My kumatoes:

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    Really pleased with them. Seem to be my most reliable (and mildew-resistant) variety this year. :D
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • mrbadexample
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    All in all, I'm not doing too badly on the tomato front:

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    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • emiff6
    emiff6 Posts: 794 Forumite
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    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)?
    If I'm over the hill, where was the top?
  • mrbadexample
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    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. :)
    If you lend someone a tenner and never see them again, it was probably worth it.
  • zarazara
    zarazara Posts: 2,264 Forumite
    mrbadexample wrote: »
    This is definitely the best plant I've ever grown:

    DSCN1188.jpg

    :D

    BEAUTIFUL:j
    "The purpose of Life is to spread and create Happiness" :j
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