It's that 'tomato' time of year!

I have hanging baskets full of gorgeous baby tomatoes. They have done so well.

AskAlice I don't think I'd have the patience to pick tiny tomatoes but I might grow some next year as a novelty for the GC to pick!

They have been very useful for exactly that! Just the right height for the toddler, and kept the older ones busy for ages.

I have, someone I know gave me some plants he’d grown from Piccolino cherry tomatoes he’d bought in the supermarket. They are delicious, but a low cropper, in my garden this year anyway - but sun has been in very short supply to be fair.

Not such a good year for my toms. I did seven varieties from seed: Golden Sunrise, Red Cherry, Maskotka, Marmande, Gardener's Delight, Roma and Tigrella. The Maskotka in two hanging baskets had masses of fruit but succumbed to blight and most had to be thrown away. Roma, Tigrella and Marmande were grown in peat free grow bags and were pretty pathetic. Gardener's Delight, grown in a raised bed along with my salad leaves and lettuces performed well, as they usually do, and managed to escape the early blight.

The best were the Red Cherry and Golden sunrise which were grown in pots with normal compost and I have loads of fruit waiting to be eaten/preserved/made into sauces.

I don't think I'd have the patience to pick tiny tomatoes but I might grow some next year as a novelty for the GC to pick!

Eating plenty currently!
Tomato rice is a favourite thing, brown basmati plenty of herbs and spices and tomatoes delicious with most things.

I bought a yellow tomato plant. I’ll probably grow it again next year. I will give cherry tomatoes a miss and see how I get on with just growing regular size toms. I grew some of the currant size ones a few years ago. Gave some spare plants to neighbours and we all agreed they were a faff to pick being so tiny.