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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 6:53 am
by arnorrian
[mention]PlainJane[/mention] I don't know, some sweet mid-season variety. I have also a tree of sweet/sour cherry cross called Marela here, but it won't start ripening for a couple of weeks.

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 10:22 am
by arnorrian
Barry's Crazy Cherry is really crazy.

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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 1:06 pm
by arnorrian
Tumbling Tom going strong.

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Jigsaw chili with a friend.

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Pumpkins preparing themselves mentally for being transplanted into the ground.

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I got these Big Beef for my dad, as he's not a fan of my "technicolor" and "squatter" tomatoes. I bet nobody can guess why (usually small) tomatoes that grow by themselves in the fields here are called squatters. :) Big Beef is a very popular variety here, but I think everything and anything is sold under that name.

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Tomatillos are a big hit with the bumblebees.

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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 1:19 pm
by arnorrian
Brassicas love the cold spell that's going on last ten days.

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Chard and beets are wounded by the infestation of miner fly, but soldiering on.

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I'm trying to root roses for the first time. I got some cheap rooting hormone powder on AliExpress. Six days in, so far so good. I'm giving it a try with this orange tea rose below. It's about 40 years old. My late mother planted it, and I wouldn't like losing it, as I have no idea what is the name of that variety. Then I'll try the pink rose below the orange one, also planted at the same time.

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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 7:56 am
by arnorrian
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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 4:35 am
by arnorrian
Finally got enough straw to cover everything.

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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 6:11 am
by Whwoz
Looking great Armorial. Can't wait for sowing season here. Must agree with assessment of Barry's Crazy Cherry. One crazy plants with lots of yummies on it.

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 8:18 am
by PlainJane
Nice to see cool weather brassicas as mine are history.
Good luck on the rose cutting project. It’s a really nice rose.
Your tomatoes really look good!

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 8:45 am
by arnorrian
Thanks guys!

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 4:30 pm
by clara
Those roses are wonderful indeed!

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 4:43 pm
by SpookyShoe
Beautiful roses.

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sun May 24, 2020 6:45 pm
by MsCowpea
Love your photos.

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 11:05 am
by arnorrian
Beast of a Black Plum. It's 60 cm (2 ft) wide.

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Big Beef (not my seedlings).

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Yard next to mine. When you leave a yard unattended for ten years.

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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 2:54 pm
by arnorrian
Barry's Crazy Cherry

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Tumbling Tom

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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:35 pm
by bower
So nice to see those first tomatoes coming on! :)

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 9:39 am
by Growing Coastal
And a nice yard to have as a neighbour! I think.
Thirty years ago, when I first moved to this house, the place was almost naked of any growing things except a weed and feed lawn, one rose and a shrub. I planted hedges and a few trees which grew while I worked. In retirement I have been mulching those hedges with much of the prunings from them returning to the soil and creating a lovely mulch.
In the past, it was not possible to grow some plants because there were so many insects that the plants could not survive.
I realized the other day that I can now grow a pansy in the ground without having it eaten until it disappears. I think it is due to all the birds who live in the yard taking shelter in the hedges these days. Right now the babies are out and the mothers are spending all day every day looking for insects to feed them. I watched a young sparrow at the base of a pansy inspecting it for insects yesterday.
So, things seem to have come to a nice balance. It may well be to your advantage Arnorrian, to have such a neighbour. It certainly keeps the air good! Better to have such a yard next door than the one I have on one side where it is a ' log it, burn it, pave it' attitude, well, maybe not that bad as they kept the lawn. That neighbour views me as being a Jungle Queen. I wear the title with pride! Other neighbour loves my yard.

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Fri May 29, 2020 10:10 am
by arnorrian
I love it. A pair of redstarts has been nesting there for many years.

Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sat May 30, 2020 4:09 am
by arnorrian
Chocolate Stripes

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Ananas Noir

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Marela (sweet and sour) cherry

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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sun May 31, 2020 4:05 am
by arnorrian
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Re: Arnorrian's tomato pictures

Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2020 12:21 pm
by arnorrian
Indigo Rose
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Lucid Gem
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White Wonder
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Black Plum
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Big Beef
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Brad's Atomic Grape
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