@JWK yes the antho is a trait taken from its great grandparent an indigo rose. The stems of the plant show that darker colouring quite clearly but...
Red indigo cross was a bit of a disappointment as the anthocyanin expression is very minimal in the fruit this year. The plant stems seems to show...
Some more varieties coming throughTop left and clockwise Dolly Parton Verde las landas (Green when ripe) Yellow Brandywine Red indigo cross...
@JWK so looking good there !
Some rain was predicted so thought best to pull in some blushing Fred Limbaugh (bottom right) and some other usual suspects.Anyhow, the rain...
Sounds heavenly, @Glynne Williams , sounds like perfect weather for being on top of the world.
@Sheps There's more varieties on the way, even a green when ripe one (I guess I'll just have to squeeze it to see when ripe)Can't wait to try...
For some yes,For dinner tonight we have:Cherokee Purple, Marzanno Fire, Black Russian, Venus, Orange stripe and Tasmanian Chocolate.[ATTACH]
@jowwy and basil on hand too by the looks of it....
Well more twins, seems something in the water...[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
Bit of an update [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]The last one is not really kidneys, it's a Cherokee purple...
@Balc that is good to hear. I still have a lot of blossom drop but at least I have fruit developing below, On earlier trusses.
@Sheps a little sand , a palm or two, the sound of the sea slow!y lapping on the shore (Alexa good for that) and a deck chair and a tall glass of...
@Balc be mean, keep em keen.
@mazambo I see flowers on there so hopefully more will set soon. A gentle flick now and then won't hurt.
Last year I did San Marzanno Fire outside, it struggled with the weather we had, so this year it takes a position in the greenhouse. The protected...
@pete some good looking fruit there bet they are tasty too.
So, I've had to pull two plants that wilted. The cause, well on examination it was stem rot right at the base.Two lesson learnt;1) don't...
I am now getting an alarming amount of blossom drop and I hand pollinate, humidity is low and the sun continues to beat down...
@Sheps I've seen others like yours and it should be okay. You might have a biggish core to cut out but it will still be delicious hopefully.
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