Small Green/Yellow Beefsteak Tomato with green flesh. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. It did quite well with a reasonable flavour and unusual colouring. A small/medium sized beefsteak shaped tomato which, when ripe, has a yellow/green colour but the…… Continue reading Tomato Green Velvet
Category: Vegetables
Tomato Gazzi Yellow Egg
Medium Sized Yellow Plum Tomato. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. It did quite well with a reasonable crop, probably one of the first to ripen in this peculiar year. A early/mid season yellow plum tomato very similar to…… Continue reading Tomato Gazzi Yellow Egg
Tomato Darby Striped
Medium Sized Red and Yellow striped tomato with a rich flavour. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. We were very pleased. A early/mid season red/yellow striped tomato with deep red flesh and a beautiful flavour which made us want to…… Continue reading Tomato Darby Striped
Tomato Taiko
Small Yellow Plum shaped tomato on an Indeterminate vine. Description Grown for the first time in 2018 with seeds from a seed swap, we were interested to see how this grew. We probably didn’t give it a very good chance as (for some unknown reason) we didn’t bother to thin out the side shoots on…… Continue reading Tomato Taiko
Tomato Halms Gelbe (Hahms Gelbe)
I’ve called this Halms Gelbe, but there is a good chance it is actually Hahms Gelbe and I’ve just mis-read the label on the packet (since discarded so I can’t check). Description One of the new 2018 cultivars and (in May) nothing to report on what the fruit look/taste like. However, the plant is stocky…… Continue reading Tomato Halms Gelbe (Hahms Gelbe)
Polytunnel Vegetables
We’re now into late May so the polytunnel is beginning to get planted up. Up until now, its been providing us with lettuces and swiss chard but the swiss chard is coming to an end so now the summer vegetables get added. I’ve decided to follow through with similar planting to last year, Dwarf…… Continue reading Polytunnel Vegetables
Bokashi Composting
I stumbled across this the other day. It’s an informative podcast about Bokashi Composting and it reminded me that I need to start my Bokashi up again. For those (many) of you who haven’t heard of Bokashi Composting, it’s an Asian technique re-introduced in the early 1980s which uses a starter inoculated with microbes to start…… Continue reading Bokashi Composting
When is it going to get warm?
I spent most of this morning transplanting my tomatoes from their seed pots up into individual pots. They need it to allow them to grow on faster but, I wondered when it was going to get warm. Those of you who have looked at the Raspberry Pi part of this site will know that I’ve…… Continue reading When is it going to get warm?
Recipe: Sweetcorn Chowder
This is a fantastic recipe. A rich and creamy soup that’s quick and easy to make, using fresh or frozen ingredients. Its so quick, it’s not really worthwhile freezing, you can make it from scratch in the same time as it would take to defrost it. Ingredients (for 2) Sweetcorn Kernels from one sweetcorn cob…… Continue reading Recipe: Sweetcorn Chowder
Recipe: Chicken, Swiss Chard & Noodles
This recipe is a new one for us, because I’m wheat free(ish) and my better half isn’t, we’re always looking recipes that can be created as both. The original recipe called for spinach. Swiss Chard is easier to grow and available from early in the year and (in our opinion) better. Ingredients (for 2) Noodles…… Continue reading Recipe: Chicken, Swiss Chard & Noodles