| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| tessa |
Posted - 04/01/2009 : 20:02:26
here we have today's haul
blimey.
i wish i liked tomatoes more.
this one rival's richard's...
it was yum...but i'm beginning to tire of tomatoes. 
i grew my biggest one EVER...a stump of the world
so that's 12 3/8 ounces...or in romulan, that's 350 grams.
my first real grub's has finally arrived
can't wait to try this one!
a few cukes to wash it all down with
and big beef continues to amaze me with its health, vigor and production:
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever! perth, wa |
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| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 22/01/2009 : 12:10:51
Ok Tessa ..Thanks Again..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| The Estate |
Posted - 22/01/2009 : 07:19:55
yummo Tessa, and the fact that yours are grown in containers I am impressed
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
Melbourne |
| tessa |
Posted - 21/01/2009 : 19:32:50
i won't hear of it, mary-anne.
pm your address!
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever! perth, wa |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 21/01/2009 : 19:12:47
Oh that would be really great Tessa Thanks so much.
PM me your address so I can send you a SAE.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| tessa |
Posted - 21/01/2009 : 16:27:09
thanks tony.
you will have plate just like it soon. *wink wink* 
mary-anne...i would be ever so happy to set some seeds aside for you.
i will be eating another one tonight, you know, for quality control purposes and then i will ferment some seeds from it for us both.
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever! perth, wa |
| Tony |
Posted - 21/01/2009 : 07:50:44
Fantastic!!! Great tomato salad to serve up at for guests. Just a wonderful looking plate of produce. Well done.
t |
| Mary-Anne |
Posted - 21/01/2009 : 06:53:26
Wow All those tomato colours look great.. Tony I know what you mean by you can only eat so many Tomatoes, with us its everything.
Another rainbow of colours Tessa they look delicious
Oh and 10 out of 10 for presentation too
I must say that Scotia sounds like a good one for here
If its possible could you save me some seeds Please
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
| Di Taylor |
Posted - 21/01/2009 : 03:58:51
WOW Now that is something to aspire to
A good year is when more things get harvested than die! |
| tessa |
Posted - 20/01/2009 : 16:45:31
yes di...shake the pollen onto the silks.
sorry i missed your question for so long. hope it's not too late!
here's a plate of tomatoes from last night's taste-test:
clockwise from 12 o'clock:
big white, perth pride, anna banana russian, grub's mystery green, stump of the world. in the middle is guernsy pink blush cherries, and scotia, which was a very surprising tomato. it has the thickest skin of any tomato i've ever eaten...yet the inside was silky, juicy, and ever so delectable. it resisted, 100%, the fruit fly strike that took every single tomato from the black krim in the pot right next to it.
think i'm onto something with this one...if only i could learn how to skin a tomato without blanching it first.
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever! perth, wa |
| Di Taylor |
Posted - 16/01/2009 : 18:07:20
Yes we do get snow - just, it doesnt settle much usually, bit of frost but not much. Yeah I thought peas were cold weather crop, I am still a bit confused by all this cos in winter here it is cold enough that everything stops growing completely - so does that mean I should be growing in spring/autumn, or does it depend on cultivar, Richard tells me he sows throughout the growing season, every fortnight....this was GreenFeast I think, a heritage pea, my first ever time growing peas. I need to start working out warm v cold weather crops, I have had to move all my lettuces under shade of tomatoes as they were obviously not "hot" weather lettuces. Yes I have been out shaking the corn, wasn't sure what I was shaking for but I know I had read you should put your corn in blocks so the pollen spreads amongst the plants, so I just go out and shake them wildly LOL so... I am trying to shake the pollen onto the silks - is that right  ??
A good year is when more things get harvested than die! |
| medburygardens |
Posted - 16/01/2009 : 17:05:37
I had a recent garden tour group come though my garden a few months and i remember looking around thinking that i was about the only male among about 35 woman,maybe thats why i like being here after been taken in and welcomed as part of G D |
| tessa |
Posted - 16/01/2009 : 16:00:52
quote:
Originally posted by medburygardens
Good job Tony,by the way are you and me the only blokes here
not counting ed, dan, simon, or ron...or maybe our newest member, ray...
yes. kinda.
LOL.
cranky people live longer. i'm going to live forever! perth, wa |
| medburygardens |
Posted - 16/01/2009 : 14:06:07
Good job Tony,by the way are you and me the only blokes here |
| Tony |
Posted - 16/01/2009 : 12:32:27
Far left and far right are the Bourkes Barkyard, middle and top are the Black Russians,and not entirely sure of the yellows, but are the pick of the bunch |
| Gail |
Posted - 16/01/2009 : 12:00:50
Well done Tony
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to use it in a fruit salad.
A ounce of common sense is worth more than a ton of intelligence.
Gail, near Gympie, Qld |
