The weather outside is still very wintry but it has definitely reached the point to start thinking about tomatoes for the polytunnel later this year. This afternoon I’ve started seeds from five varieties in an indoor container. Two are from … Continue reading →

Or, at least, the end of the “Legend Bush’ tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum). The last few tomatoes were green and the plants kept on picking up patches of mould so it was not a particularly glorious end but, since I started … Continue reading →

I picked my first tomato from our ‘Legend Bush’ plant tonight. It was a hefty beast, almost 7cm in diameter at the widest point, as you can see from the ruler in the shot below: Inside, it was fleshy. I … Continue reading →