2014 Tomato Growing

Sadly, blight is spreading from one plant to the next on my Patio tomatoes so - out they come. Hasn't as yet affected the window box tomatoes but my OH decided it was time to strip everything from the plants and let the toms take the food and hopefully ripen without infection.
I am somewhat disappointed in the toms' performance this year - not good. Only July had enough sun for them and then that cold spell was the last thing they wanted.
Time to make some Curried Tomato Chutney with Pancha Phoran to use in Autumn / Winter.
Jenny


Even Angelo, my competition tom has got Blight so I think his growing days are done

and the Ferlines too. Only had two to eat so far

 

Yes, I'm afraid so JWK,
Jenny
ps - all the foliage is off to the Tip this afternoon.

 

What a shame Jenny,it's so disappointing ...Still...I know your chutney will be good

 

Yes I do Mr Shiney, got a jar of it in the store cupboard right now. I am going to add a wee pinch of Timur seed that we brought back from Nepal in January too,
Jenny

 

I use it neat and fry it as I cook,
Jenny
nb - Timur seed is very strong - be careful.

 

You could try ripening them on a sunny window sill FC. One of my plants snapped under the weight so that's what I did with the green fruit, they're ripening nicely. Put a couple of red one's in with them, it seems to help the ripening process.

 

I use bananas as well as they too produce ethene (ethylene) that stimulates ripening.

 

Good job it's fine and dry this afternoon - door is open. Smells like a Bangladeshi greasy spoon in the kitchen at the moment. Picked 300 ( I kid you not) little cherry toms and I am making this:

http://forums.egullet.org/topic/9924-tomato-chutney/?hl=chutney


Jenny

 

Sad to hear that you've all had a bad year. I'm the opposite this year I've had a cracker.
Most of my sungolds and tigerella are mostly picked and the others are ripening nicely in the GH.

 

Oooo get you with you ripe tomatoes