Tomato Growing 2024

I usually roast the tomatoes with a bit of garlic and seasoning and then whizz up, skin and all

 

The last 2 years I have had blight in my greenhouse, it was never a problem before. I think I am going to have to write this years crop off and make green tomato chutney as a lot of the biggest fruit have the first signs of blight on them. I have found some interesting Indian recipes on line for Green Tomato Chutney. So frustrating after such a dodgy start to the season to finally get some fruit, only to lose them.
I always empty my greenhouse and wash down with diluted Jeyes Fluid every year, I also wash all of the pots so weather seems to be the problem and not much I can do about that.
Interestingly, the Pink Grapefruit tomato I have grown for the first time seems to be more resistant to blight than the Cocktail Crush or Big Mama. I like the flavour of it so will definitely grow it again. Also Surendas Indian Curry, both are sharper than most tomatoes I have grown previously.
P.S. I rarely skin or deseed tomatoes, like I rarely peel potatoes. Only for creamy mash. Everything gets eaten.

 

That must be very frustrating for you @Goldenlily26 . Haven't had a problem with blight here since 3 years ago and that only affected some of the toms outside not those in the GH. Like you, I never deseed or skin toms and never peel potatoes either. I agree about the green toms - different chutneys and sauce too.

 

That's them all finished now, final harvest, all plants replaced with salads for winter/early spring

 

After all the fretting over the summer, we are now enjoying a pretty good crop. Lots still ripening on the plants, slowly but then that’s better than too big a glut at once. Our Buelesque beefsteak aren’t as big as they can be but most are around 3-400g so quite pleased with them. The Costolouto Fiorentino are quite small, most just regular tomato size, but enjoying the texture and flavour. I have some seeds left for next year and will happily grow them again.
Just squished one of the supermarket 2nd generation cherries to get seeds for next year. I just squish them onto tissue, gently spread them out and then let it dry on a window sill. I don’t bother cleaning the seeds. Fabulous, rich flavour this year so fingers crossed for next