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Home grow Toms

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Its that time of year ! Just had some yellow ones & taste good from garden 🙂
 
I have four rather lovely tomatoes on my plant, I had some cherry toms early this month and they were scrumptious. Wish I'd planted some more now but my muscle problems interfered with my plans 🙂

I love tomatoes anyway but homegrown ones are especially delicious (yum).
 
Grew some Black ones last year (were suppose to be ) They where different to eat. Toms are 70% water & don't do you any harm & the best bit Nice 🙂. Have got a hanging basket of them as well Northy all you need is water.
 
Picked another lot today. Looking after them keeps you active 😱
 
I've just got my last little crop, only six but Scrummylicious :D
 
Pleased you enjoyed Kooky. They deff taste better when you've grown them 🙂
 
Just had last toms today. A strange year for growing them but taste nice. 🙂
 
I love the taste of homegrown tomatoes.

I buy buckets for £1, drill a few holes and hang those from hangers. The deeper roots seems to keep them growing better.

As well as the normal tiny toms and trailers I grew some plum tomatoes this year. Fabulous taste, crop not so prolific.

However, you can't beat the taste of homegrown sweetcorn.
 
Ours are almost ready.
 
I was once given some homegrown toms; I was shocked at how different they were from the watery, almost tasteless ones one buys in shops. 😱
 
Things deff taste better when you have grown them yourself. Made some Rhubarb crumble last nt for "t". Nice 😎 From me garden !
 
We grow strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes. beans, peas and rhubarb. They are all so delicious. I am naughty and cannot resist them although I know that they may put my sugar level up. I do try to limit the portions size, but it is difficult to just have one or two 🙂
 
That's why you are a "Happy Dog", Its got to be good for you 🙂
 
I looove home-grown toms! The smell, the taste (yes, toms have taste)...only prob is I'm rubbish at growing them. Boo hoo. 😛
 
Well this post has motivated me to do something home grown so thank you. I have been saying for a while I will grow something of my own!

I like the idea of hanging baskets and planters. What else can you grow in these without the use of a greenhouse etc?

I have just read up and see you can buy tomato plants in April and May so just added a reminder to my calendar!
 
Good for you Lucy ! There is big satisfaction out of eating your own stuff 😉
 
lucy123 said:
Well this post has motivated me to do something home grown so thank you. I have been saying for a while I will grow something of my own!

I like the idea of hanging baskets and planters. What else can you grow in these without the use of a greenhouse etc?

I have just read up and see you can buy tomato plants in April and May so just added a reminder to my calendar!
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You can grow a whole herb garden in a basket. I often did that when I lived in a flat in London and had no garden at all.
 
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