Best Year ever for Toms and Peppers despite the weather ??

Despite this year being the worst I can remember for sunshine I have had my best Tomatoes and Peppers ever in over ten years.

I have no idea why, as these generally require a good sunny Summer.

All I can put it down to is that for the first time this year I planted both in compost with added John Innes.

I used Westland multipurpose with added John Innes from Homebase.

Crazy I know but it must have made the difference.

Anyway here are a couple of pics which I wouldn't have imagined could be true given the hideous Summer this year.

Dan. ;D

 

fantastic peppers,and toms,Dan you could sell them to the supermarkets ,they are better than the ones they are selling,hows your onions?hope they did amazing things

 

funnily enough, I'd say that despite the wilt etc....I had loads of red tomatoes this year. more then I have had before, I don't know if that is down to me taking a bit more care or the stop/start weather we had.
Had plenty of chillies too but not a singel solitary bit of the broccoli....the monster munch machines had that lot.

 

Got lot of cherry toms not many red but what has been edible very tasty.Slow to turn red .But an abundance of toms.

 

Millions of green ones for me!

 

I've had the most toms I've ever had this year but that's not saying alot as i usually just have one or two on my front room windocil and actually put a few out this year peppers are still coming on a treat, not bad to say I don't eat them, there just for my lad

 

I really must invest in a greenhouse :thumb::thumb::thumb:

 

well done, particulary on the peppers. I started well but they soon went mouldy, that was a first

 

True super, despite the lousy summer I had two good crops (early and late) of Gardeners Delight and Sungold but won't bother with Black Cherry again.