Tomato Challenge - The Final Weigh In

I don't feel like talking about the earthquake at the moment; maybe I never will. I don't really feel like talking at all, actually. So in the meantime, I have a few posts saved up that I feel like I would like to publish. Trying to find normality in the chaos and devastation is important here at the moment, so this is my way of doing that. Hope you are all well. Much love to you and your families xxx

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Well, here it is. My final weigh-in for the tomato-growing challenge Clare, Ella and I decided on months ago. My competition plant was an abysmal embarrassment and only managed to grow me a pitiful crop, compared to previous years. But oh well, I gave it a go!

If my maths is right, which it often isn't, I managed a total of 1.5 kgs. Not my best effort but still, the pride and delight in growing my own food is yet unsurpassed, and you can bet these tasted better than anything I could have bought from the supermarket :)

Tomato Challenge - Weigh Two

Weigh-in number two of the challenge! My plant is looking utterly revolting (I would post a photo but I'm actually too embarrassed), but still has a few more of these babies left on it yet! All of my tomatoes are ripening at the speed of light lately, this hot weather we have been having is great for them! Most of my tomatoes have been going into to-die-for tomato pasta sauce, but I will soon start freezing them for a late batch of red tomato chutney, and hopefully there will be a few greens one around for my famous and much sought after, green tomato chutney!

Tomato Challenge

Finally, something to offer to the challenge! A wander around my garden this evening provided me with quite the bounty, and among them, the first of my rippened black krims! The plant is looking a bit sick, blight I think, but in the face I competition, I have decided to let it keep going. Despite it's illness, it has quite a few green tomatoes on it! Fingers crossed they are enough...