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Imur prior beta tomato. I got the seeds from HSL and last year, well, got nowt from them. But this year, am getting crops and they taste absolutely amazing.
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Maybe I'm being dim but I DO need further explanation, were they especially tasty, pretty, prolific etc?Originally posted by Tripmeup View Post
Interesting, I've always found these to be totally rubbish, take ages to ripen and not really suited to my climate. Would be interested to see if they do well in a cooler summer. They were the first type I tried to grow when I first started out and after persevering for a few years I tried a different type (Gypsy, I think) and realised it was the type not me which was a lovely feelingOriginally posted by tumbling tom View Post
Personally I've not tried much different this year as I started a new job back in April and things have been rather hectic. Interesting thread though, particularly the squash varieties.
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
Which one are you and is it how you want to be?Comment
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Does it taste like it's name?Originally posted by chris View Post"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
PS. I just don't have enough time to say hello to everyone as they join so please take this as a delighted to see you here!Comment
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Supposedly - but I haven't eaten one yet! I can't believe how many fruit are on each plant. I could only get to two plants - and they had 17 fruit on them between them, and I've another couple plants at the back of my patch!
Should have enough squash to last me until next season now
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Denver Sweet peppers - they grow huge! Nice thick walls and tasty.
Maskotka (large cherry) and Rosada (plum) tomotoes. Both are very prolific and delish. Rosada has rediculous yields of firm plums. The trusses have loads of 'fingers' so dozens of toms on each one. The toms last on the vine forever without splitting and then keep in the fridge for ages too. Make lovely sauce.
Lady Crystal first early spuds - harvested some as earlies but left most in the ground till mid July and they grew huge. Lovely spud that bulks up quickly. Might grow just these next year.Comment
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Forgot the name of the variety, but I grew a strawberry shaped tomato this year in the greenhouse. They're a lovely tasting tomato and have behaved themselves, so I'll be growing lots of those next year!Comment
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The various tomatoes, squashes and potatoes sound great.
mothhawk I love the idea of kohl rabi, but mine did very little this year. I'll try again next year. You mention the butterflies, and the KR are the only thing in my veg patch that have been munched. I'd love some old Victorian cloches for them!Is there anything that isn't made better by half an hour pottering in the veg patch?Comment
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Have posted pics and details of these on a couple of other threads... Hugely prolific and very tasty ( in my opinion), particularly in currys and stir fries....Originally posted by Alison View PostLast edited by SarzWix; 16-09-2013, 07:39 AM.I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....
...utterly nutterly
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^ I purchased seeds for next year on the strength of your posts. Lots of yellow courgettes next year please.While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.Comment
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Well, blue banana squash - definitely a keeper. Huge fruit, very tasty and a reasonably thin skin too. Cuts easily into rings, and is very tasty - sweet, but still that lovely squash taste.
On the flip side - Orach - disgusting. Maybe as it'd flowered, but it tasted absolutely disgusting... can't even describe it (wilted down with a bit of butter and garlic.. no idea if you cook it any other way)
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I grew orach ... ate it raw in salads .... its huge now and setting seed .... bland and as no taste but looks prettyOriginally posted by chris View Post
On the flip side - Orach - disgusting. Maybe as it'd flowered, but it tasted absolutely disgusting... can't even describe it (wilted down with a bit of butter and garlic.. no idea if you cook it any other way)
tree spinach is another .... has no taste and is a waste of space .... mine is nearly 2 meters tallComment
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Grafted tomato plants. Too expensive to fill a polytunnel with, but I got 3 times the fruit off one plant than I did off my standard plants, and they coped better with lack of water (no blossom end rot). I'll definitely invest in one or two again next year.Comment
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I ate it before when it was young, fine - but when it's large - gross. Won't be growing it again, though like yours mine has set seed, and it's already blowing over the plot, so no doubt it'll be growing again next year of its own willOriginally posted by dim View Post
Sarz - you should check out grafting your own! I'm sure one or two of us here have decent tomato rootstock seeds? I used to, but can't find them anymore. Mind you, it's more time I suppose...
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I have another baddy to report. Hestia Runner Beans.
See arr ay pea. Yield is reasonable for size, but as they're so low the slugs just obliterate them.Comment
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I've discovered that 3 freezers isn't enough for the glut of fruit and veg at this time of year ....
I'll be more organised next year and fruit will become jams and wines as soon as it's picked ....Comment
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