| You know that summer’s finally here when the first tiny green tomatoes appear on your plants. (Well, actually down here in our corner of the UK we already knew that summer was here, due to the unrelenting sun beating down with a ferocity that’s more appropriate for Greece or Spain than Britain.) With twelve Gardener’s Delight plants and another ten Tumbling Tom hanging basket tomatoes this year, we should be OK for tomatoes this late summer/autumn, unless the blight gets them of course! Last year was my first attempt at growing tomatoes in containers, and it was a great success – mainly due I think to the ol’ home-made compost and regular feeding with comfrey fertiliser. Next year I’d like to be a bit more adventurous, and try growing heirloom varieties and yellow or black tomatoes. In case you were wondering, those purple flowers just visible at the bottom of the picture are oregano. With regular pinching of the leaves at the top of each stem, I’ve managed to get a nice bushy oregano plant this year. Oregano is a lovely herb to have in your garden if like me you enjoy making tomato-based sauces to go with pasta! |
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