Watering and Thinking

[big rockpile]

I'm wore out and resting. Got some watered.

Few Bug problems but seen Praying Mantis and Lady Bugs.

Tomatoes at their peak but I know they will produce a lot loger. Making wonder if I want to grow a few through Winter. All ready have more than enough.

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[YumYum]

I'm wore out and resting. Got some watered.

Few Bug problems but seen Praying Mantis and Lady Bugs.

Tomatoes at their peak but I know they will produce a lot loger. Making wonder if I want to grow a few through Winter. All ready have more than enough.

big rockpile

Dont think I wouldn't grow them all of the time if I could under normal means.

 

[headfullofbees]

Growing them all the time does not mean you'll get the same quality all the time.
There is that old favourite, green tomato chutney.

 

[Meadowlark]

... Making wonder if I want to grow a few through Winter. ..

Nothing beats fresh home-grown tomato in winter...highly recommend it!

 

[headfullofbees]

Nothing beats fresh home-grown tomato in winter...highly recommend it!

I get about 5 hours of daylight in the winter, & it's usually persistantly raining.

 

[Susan BBPM]

I sowed a few 'House' tomatoes this Feb. They've been growing indoors on a set of deep shelves that I've set up in front of a window. The whole shelving unit is encased in silver sheeting (other than the window side obviously). In the winter I had heating wires in there and solar lights. I've been harvesting tomatoes since late May, which as you kknow headfulofbees is very early for us.

House tomatoes are apparently indeterminate - they'll keep producing for years. Yet they don't grow big (1 - 2ft tops) so can stay on a windowsill for ever. Not sure how that works, but apparently that's the deal. Some people have had the same plant for 10 years and they're still producing fruit.

We have solar for the house so whilst there's not really enough to run the house in winter our electricity is much cheaper than most. I'm thinking I should be able to have fresh tomatoes all year around if I supplement sunlight in the winter months for a few hours.

 

[big rockpile]

Well if I do them it will be in the Greenhouse with Grow Lights to make up for hours of daylight.

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