![VeggiePlot](/img/default-banner.jpg)
- 99
- 147 949
VeggiePlot
United Kingdom
Приєднався 22 вер 2020
Hello, I'm Chris, and I grow a wide range of fruit, vegetables and flowers in Cornwall in the UK (Zone 9a).
VeggiePlot is where I share what I'm growing on my allotment, garden, polytunnel and greenhouse. I record my successes but also leave in my failures to show what growing your own is really like!
I'll also be sharing how I make my jams, chutneys, pickles, syrups, drinks, powders and chilli flakes, and any garden-related creative projects I get up to. Subscribe for hints, tips, reviews and interviews, plus see when I plant and harvest delicious, homegrown produce throughout the year.
My definition of how to "Grow Your Own" may differ from yours ;-) ... and that's okay!
P.S. You can buy a copy of my Record Book from my website, VeggiePlot.uk, links below.
VeggiePlot is where I share what I'm growing on my allotment, garden, polytunnel and greenhouse. I record my successes but also leave in my failures to show what growing your own is really like!
I'll also be sharing how I make my jams, chutneys, pickles, syrups, drinks, powders and chilli flakes, and any garden-related creative projects I get up to. Subscribe for hints, tips, reviews and interviews, plus see when I plant and harvest delicious, homegrown produce throughout the year.
My definition of how to "Grow Your Own" may differ from yours ;-) ... and that's okay!
P.S. You can buy a copy of my Record Book from my website, VeggiePlot.uk, links below.
Final heirloom tomato taste test of 2024
🍅 This is the final heirloom tomato taste-test video in this year's mini-series.
🍅 In this video, I taste-test the final 6 of over 25 tomato varieties I'm growing this year. I'll show you what they look like inside and out, and more importantly, whether I think they taste good and are worth growing.
Jump to the various tomatoes via the timestamps below:
00:00 Introduction
01:50 P20 Beauty King
05:40 Amish Sherbert
08:55 Indigo Cherry Drops
11:39 Michael Pollan
14:15 Sunrise Jazz
17:46 Black Russian
21:05 Grading worst to best
My online shop: veggieplot.uk/store/
The VeggiePlot Record Book: bit.ly/3IBYPT9
The Record Book is designed for amateur fruit and vegetable growers, particularly those with allotments. It assists gardeners in planning and recording their gardening activities, helping them improve their yield and gardening efficiency over the years.
Free gardening resources: veggieplot.uk/register/
Join the club and get a discount in the store!
____________________
Contact me: veggieplot.uk/contact/
🍅 In this video, I taste-test the final 6 of over 25 tomato varieties I'm growing this year. I'll show you what they look like inside and out, and more importantly, whether I think they taste good and are worth growing.
Jump to the various tomatoes via the timestamps below:
00:00 Introduction
01:50 P20 Beauty King
05:40 Amish Sherbert
08:55 Indigo Cherry Drops
11:39 Michael Pollan
14:15 Sunrise Jazz
17:46 Black Russian
21:05 Grading worst to best
My online shop: veggieplot.uk/store/
The VeggiePlot Record Book: bit.ly/3IBYPT9
The Record Book is designed for amateur fruit and vegetable growers, particularly those with allotments. It assists gardeners in planning and recording their gardening activities, helping them improve their yield and gardening efficiency over the years.
Free gardening resources: veggieplot.uk/register/
Join the club and get a discount in the store!
____________________
Contact me: veggieplot.uk/contact/
Переглядів: 161
Відео
Growing heirloom tomatoes | This is how I grow mine
Переглядів 7709 годин тому
Before I harvest all my heirloom tomatoes, I thought you might like a quick look around where I'm growing them and how they look on the plants. They'll be gone very soon, so I thought now would be as good a time to show you around. Happy growing. 00:00 Introduction 00:50 Alice’s Dream 01:46 Lucid Gem 01:59 Uluru Ochre 02:38 Pink Berkeley Tie Dye 03:07 Cherry Falls F1 04:06 P20 Beauty King 04:49...
Heirloom Tomato Taste Test 3 | One of these is amazing
Переглядів 1,4 тис.День тому
Third of the 2024 Tomato Taste Test videos, and one tomato is spectacular, whilst some are a little flat. Watch until the end to find out. Happy growing. 00:00 Introduction 00:54 Tumbling Tom info 01:41 Tumbling Tigress F1 info 02:42 Black Krim info 03:24 Captain Lucky info 04:00 Sart Roloise info 04:52 Ananas Noire info 06:00 Pink Berkeley Tie Dye info 06:50 Tumbling Tom taste test 08:18 Tumbl...
Harvesting Onions | Do Sets = Bigger Harvests?
Переглядів 63014 днів тому
Maybe! Harvesting in the UK is in full swing at the allotment, and the onion crop is ready to come out, be taken home dried and prepared for storing. This year's onion harvest is from sets sown in cells in the spring and planted out in the allotment garden. None of the bulbs bolted, and most are a decent size, so is this the answer to how to grow onions? I also harvest cauliflower, runner beans...
Tomato Taste Test Two - 2024 - 6 Heirloom Tomatoes
Переглядів 1,4 тис.21 день тому
There are some fabulously savoury and sweet tomatoes in this batch? I'd love to know your favourites, too, so I can grow and taste some of them next year. Please let me know in the comments. 00:00 Introduction 01:14 Introduction Honeycomb Tomato 02:00 Introduction Sungold Select Tomato 02:30 Introduction Cuban Salami Tomato 02:43 Introduction Taiga Tomato 03:02 Introduction Rebel Starfighter Pr...
Tomato taste test one 2024 VeggiePlot
Переглядів 1,5 тис.Місяць тому
First, of the 2024 Tomato Taste Tests, and boy, oh boy, do we have some crackers? Happy growing. 00:00 Introduction 01:44 Cherry Falls 03:30 Ozark Sunrise 06:31 Jack - Off White 08:45 Lucid Gem 11.53 Alice's Dream 14:46 Kaleidoscopic Jewel 16:51 Grading the best to worst 18:15 Tomatoes in the next taste test video My online shop: veggieplot.uk/store/ The VeggiePlot Record Book: bit.ly/3IBYPT9 T...
Maximizing Your Harvest with Netting over Raised Beds
Переглядів 720Місяць тому
If you struggle with the birds, butterfly caterpillars and snails devouring your prized young plants, then using hoops and netting your beds with the right kind of netting, could be the solution. In this video, I show you how I do it step by step and give a complete breakdown of the equipment you'll need. See links below for my suppliers. You don't need any fancy tools, just some basic equipmen...
Harvesting the first heirloom tomatoes and a beautiful allotment morning planting lavender.
Переглядів 824Місяць тому
Summer 2024 has arrived, and the first heirloom tomatoes have ripened. Before that though, we pop up to the allotment as it's such a beautiful morning, with mist in the valleys and heavy dew on the allotment to plant some lavender plants and do a plot tour. Happy growing. My online shop: veggieplot.uk/store/ The VeggiePlot Record Book: bit.ly/3IBYPT9 The Record Book is designed for amateur frui...
Growing your own fruit & veg is so rewarding, here are 14 crops you can harvest in July
Переглядів 748Місяць тому
The first colourful harvest of this grey and damp 2024 summer. Tomatoes, berries, artichokes and more end up in the basket, all free and homegrown. We start with a quick tour of the polytunnel, then move on to the greenhouse and finally to the allotment for berries and other delicious crops. Join me in the garden, and happy growing. My VeggiePlot Record Book: bit.ly/3IBYPT9 Free gardening resou...
The allotment looks fabulous, but I have a problem and need your advice.
Переглядів 1,2 тис.Місяць тому
In this video, we plant out red and green lettuce and Crown Prince winter squash, look at a gooseberry bush I need to plant, and examine a plum tree that I need some advice about... can you help? It's looking beautiful up on the allotment at the moment. Everything is growing away now that we've had a decent spell of rain. I am really worried about this tree though, so if you can help, please le...
Raised Bed Gardening - do this now for a bountiful harvest
Переглядів 1,2 тис.2 місяці тому
If you're wondering what to plant out in July for massive crop harvests before the end of the season, try doing this and growing these veggies now, before it's too late. I'll show you how and what I top up one of my raised beds with, and then watch as I plant it up with baby vegetable plants, almost guaranteed to give me a huge harvest by the end of the season. NOTE: This video is time-stamped,...
16 gardening tips for beginners - Tomatoes, Comfrey, Potatoes, Rosemary, Mint, Dahlias and Beans
Переглядів 1,3 тис.2 місяці тому
NOTE: This video is time-stamped, so you can watch it all or jump to the tip(s) you are interested in. See below: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Two-stem tomatoes - double your harvest 02:27 Tomato airflow - help prevent late-season blight 05:27 Free tomato plants - it's so easy 08:14 Improve your tomato pollination - get more tomatoes 09:11 Grow bushier basil - easy method 11:31 Dahlia cuttings - wh...
The garlic's out, the cauliflowers are in and how I put up my netted hoop beds
Переглядів 7362 місяці тому
This week, we're back on the allotment and harvesting all the rust-rudden garlic! It's not a bad harvest of two types, and there will be plenty for use throughout the winter months. We also get to plant out the Seoul cauliflowers, cover in fleece and set up the netted hoop bed to keep off the butterflies. We also take a quick look around the plot to see how things are progressing. I hope you ca...
Grow Rose From Cutting | Fast, easy and FREE
Переглядів 6092 місяці тому
This week, we're in my Mum's greenhouse and garden, propagating roses from fresh growth cuttings. I have also brought down some tomatoes and cucumbers and also been shopping to buy some aubergine plants and beautiful roses for planting out in pots. So, this video is jam-packed with gardening tips and goodies. I plant the vegetables in grow bags, pot the roses, and propagate some stem cuttings f...
Watering Plants During Vacation + 10 seeds for June
Переглядів 8233 місяці тому
From watering your plants while away on vacation during the summer to 12 seeds to sow in June, sowing metre-long Japanese carrots, and planting sweetcorn in my back garden, this video is packed with DIY gardening and vegetable-growing tips and ideas. I'll show you what container I'm using to grow some massive carrots in and how I intend to water them when they're a metre long! I have no idea if...
Up, Up and Away! Hanging Basket Tomato Plants
Переглядів 9833 місяці тому
Up, Up and Away! Hanging Basket Tomato Plants
Summer's Sweetest Crop: Growing Sweetcorn in the UK
Переглядів 1,1 тис.3 місяці тому
Summer's Sweetest Crop: Growing Sweetcorn in the UK
Growing Tomatoes | UK Greenhouse & Polytunnel | Tomato Feeding & planting tips
Переглядів 1,1 тис.3 місяці тому
Growing Tomatoes | UK Greenhouse & Polytunnel | Tomato Feeding & planting tips
Growing Melons From Seed + other tasty vegetables
Переглядів 5613 місяці тому
Growing Melons From Seed other tasty vegetables
Dahlia Propagation & Vegetable Seedlings
Переглядів 6304 місяці тому
Dahlia Propagation & Vegetable Seedlings
Planting Zucchini from Seeds | AKA Courgettes
Переглядів 6234 місяці тому
Planting Zucchini from Seeds | AKA Courgettes
Vegetable Harvesting | Video | Spring 2024
Переглядів 9064 місяці тому
Vegetable Harvesting | Video | Spring 2024
Growing onions? Beginner’s guide to sets
Переглядів 7884 місяці тому
Growing onions? Beginner’s guide to sets
15 MORE Seeds to sow in April + chocolate cabbage
Переглядів 1,3 тис.5 місяців тому
15 MORE Seeds to sow in April chocolate cabbage
Seeds to sow in April for BIGGER harvests.
Переглядів 4,9 тис.5 місяців тому
Seeds to sow in April for BIGGER harvests.
10 Seed Starting Tips for Beginners
Переглядів 1,2 тис.5 місяців тому
10 Seed Starting Tips for Beginners
Seeds To Grow In March - Please don't wait much longer!
Переглядів 3,3 тис.6 місяців тому
Seeds To Grow In March - Please don't wait much longer!
Vegetable Harvest | UK + Tomato seed list
Переглядів 5316 місяців тому
Vegetable Harvest | UK Tomato seed list
Choosing Tomatoes UK - Heirloom Seeds
Переглядів 1,9 тис.7 місяців тому
Choosing Tomatoes UK - Heirloom Seeds
I wish I could still eat tomatoes. I love them. Unfortunately my aid reflux doesn't. You are grwing some spectacular varieties- making my mouth water. Thank you for sharing. Happy gardening 🙂
thanks for this video
😂 I’d do a taste test video but 90% of my labels faded 🤦♀️ so I have 2 varieties of tomatoes big and little 😂. Awesome update Chris some great choi es there. Have a super weekend is it getting super cold there in your area at night, we still have 10c nights, Ali 🇨🇦
Nobody knows , best over all tomato is the parks whopper period . Baseball size perfectly round and no cracking . Great taste and everyone I tell to try it love it . Best tomato 🍅 for a fabulous BLT is the delicious tomato 🍅 big tomato 🍅 and only few cracks . A slice of it is larger than your bread love it . 😎👍🍅
I just checked it out and it looks like they have an improved version too which looks like a proper red tomato. Decent size indeed.
What a fantastic harvest! 😊
Thanks Sue, how have your's done this year?
@veggieplot well I have loads of Striped Stuffer! Had a fabulous amount of Sungold and Tumbling Tom. Alice's Dream haven't worked so well me. Probably my fault, lack of water I think. Grew them in conservatory next to Striped Stuffer in same type of pot and compost. Will try again next year with different pot or growbag
Stuffed tomatoes for breakfast, lunch and dinner then is it? They're quite productive aren't they. Shame about Alice's Dream, but well worth trying again next year as they are delicious.
Do you have any links to the Black Corrugated Plastic Sheet? Where did you get them? Thanks
I bought it at a builder's merchant but looking back I wouldn't necessarily use it again as it's not UV stabilised and breaks down after a while.
All beautiful. A great selection. Quite jealous even if I have had a nice crop this year. 😊
Some of the best are from the seeds you gave me. Amish Sherbert is a grow every year tomato.
@@veggieplot ☺️ do you have Lydie’s Rose ? It is a French beef steak that you will not find in shops because it has been bred by a friend … it took him 7 years to settle/fix it … it can be one for you to try next year . I’ll dig out your address and send you a few 😃
thanks for this video.
You're welcome, I'm glad you liked it.
Just found your channel I have just started growing tomatoes where do you buy your seeds from I had blight so just cleaned my greenhouse for next year
Hi Richard, welcome. I give seeds away with certain products I sell, when they're ready, or you can buy from She Grows Veg, NRTomtoseed and Tomato Revolution. All in the UK and on the web. Let's hope next year is better... I hate getting blight on the tomatoes!
A nice selection of heirlooms, and my favourite that I grow, are the cocktail violas, very sweet and excellent for frying with a full English. God bless.
Thank you, I do enjoy growing the heirlooms as they offer so much variety in flavour, colour and use. I'll check out the violas you mention.
@@veggieplot 👍👍👍
Summer was bad for planting outside here this year in the UK, frosts until May, planted toms out, now the September cold has already killed my tomato plants (except those in the greenhouse)
I've given up outside as they always perish before the fruits ripen. The greenhouse and polytunnel are the only safe bets it seems. Great guitar skills by the way... listening to Spike at the moment.
Your tomato plants look amazing. I get so overwhelmed choosing which varieties to grow each year. I love seeing what everyone else is growing. Planted out my first three plants just this morning...Stupice, Alice's Dream and Money Maker...many more to come 🍅 🇦🇺
Thank you Tamsin. I know, we're spoilt for choice aren't we? Hopefully the taste test videos and my Top 10 for 2024 (out soon) will help. I hope you have a great growing season... ours is almost over.
My Alice's dream are really dark purple, almost black. Still green underneath so I've not had the opportunity to taste one yet. Fingers crossed 🤞 I'm also growing Honeycomb. They taste so sweet. Really delicious
Do you use heat mat and grow lights for the tomato seeds? Given to the UK climate, I don't know if the items are essential or not for germination and temporary indoor growth until the last frost.
Very helpful, I got a lucky dip seeds after watching your videos, now I have tomatoes that need identifying…
Your tomato line up is very impressive and beautiful. I am well motivated to be more adventurous next year but will still grow my regular large Marmande which when sliced in a sandwich or fried is so tasty.
Tomatoes look fabulous 👌honeycomb is one i grew this year amongst others got som Alice's dream seed to try next year but finding it hard to source some of those varieties your growing that I like the look of , great looking crop 👍
Do you use a Banana in your ripening.
I've had 1.27 lb Black Krim and my 2nd favorite and wife's favorite. I'm 6a Mid Ohio USA and black Krim are the only slicers I plan for next season and will have salsa tomatoes also this season LA Roma has been a good salsa. Thanks
Great vid
Another excellent tasting video. Love this series.🥰
Thank you Robin.
I grew Honeycomb last year and found it to be mealy and bland. I was so disappointed in both the flavor and the texture. The first couple were a bit underripe, but I left the others that I tried for much longer to make sure they were super ripe and I still got very little flavor from them. I'm growing in the hot and humid southeastern United States, so I wonder if conditions could affect it? Sungold reminds me of fresh orange juice and it is by far my favorite cherry tom. I'm almost tempted to try Honeycomb again, but will likely wind up just gifting or trading the seeds.
That is a shame, and I would suggest trying a different packet of seeds, although your local temperatures might make a real difference. I think Jen Joy, who is also in the USA, didn't rate hers either, so I wonder if there's a link there somewhere.
I grew my first Ananas Noir this year. I couldn’t believe it when the first one to ripen weighed just under 1KG (875 Grammes). Grown in the greenhouse in a raised bed with our own horse manure compost I totally agree with your taste description. Very acid. I still think you can’t beat the flavour of the Noire de Crimee. Best ever tasting tomato which i grow every year without fail. Thanks for all the effort you have gone to in this mini series.
Some of them are huge aren't they, but like you, I wish they had more flavour. I looked up Noire de Crimee and then realised it was the same as Black Krim 😂 Great tasting tomato though, and well worth growing.
Truly enjoying your taste tests. You show the toms at their ripest. I’m also picking my fruits when they’ve coloured but further ripening them indoors in a warm place for a few days. I find this deepens the colours which intensifies flavour. Our toms atm are eaten as snacks by the family - eaten like sweets tbh🤩 thanks for inspiring me to grow more varieties next season 👍
Thank you Margaret, I'm glad you find them useful. It sounds like you have tomatoes around the kitchen for snacking on 😂 just like us. The honeycomb go first followed by anything sweet!
Things sold as Black Krim/Black Russian seem to be highly variable. I've grown them for multiple years with seeds from different places and I get something different every time. One year I had all large beefsteak tomatoes that were delicious and sold me on the variety. Another I've had similar to what you've got here - a fairly normal looking slicing tomato but with darker flesh.
That's good to know as I had a feeling mine should be larger. I might see if I can find new seeds for next year.
That's an interesting observation. I grew Black Russian last year here in Australia from locally bought seed. It was a very large, dark, pleated fruit, with a very rich complex umami tomato flavour. We loved it so much we've saved the seed for this year & the seedlings are growing strongly. I wonder if it will be the same this year?
Hi I’m intrigued to grow Cuban Salami, can you tell me where you got the seed from or if you would be interested in a seed swap? Thank you
They are really worth growing and you can get seeds from Lance at Tomato Revolution seeds. Alternatively, I will be giving seeds away with my record books this year and they might be included if I can save enough seeds.
Hi I looked at that website and didn’t see any but it’s early yet. I’ll take another look later thank you. But if you do have any left over can we chat again? 😊. Btw, I’ve really enjoyed your videos.
You seem to grow in the soil of your greenhouse does that improve the flavour.
I'm sorry, but I'm not sure if it does or not. I tend to harvest when turning colour and finish the ripening indoors. I think this might help.
i grew the sart roloise for the first time along with money maker i dont know about sart roloise ?
Have you tried them (SR) now? What do you think?
@veggieplot they are different to money maker for sure. I will grow them again
Disappointed to hear that Sart Roloise and Anais Noir are not that good, but I'll definitely try to get Tie Dye for next season. Jo Devon 🙂
They are okay but didn't live up to my dreams. Pink BTD is definitely wort a try though as it's bursting with interesting flavours. Not at-all bland.
Lovely harvest Chris 🙂
Thanks Susie, the onions were a pleasant surprise this year.
I hate to say this but a few of your tomatoes are not ture to type like the captain luck it should be Green with just a small amount of red to it, yours has way too much red in it. It should be like the Ananas Noir
You might well be right Kim, but I can only go by the seed supplier and seeds sent. I imagine there will always be some variations both in seed batches and the tomatoes on the plant. Ananas Noire was a bit of a let down when it comes to the colours internally so I might try and source new seeds for them next year.
Thanks for another great taste test video. The picture of the Ananas Noire looks like it has had the colour enhanced unfortunately.
Yes, I think they may have been oversaturated in photoshop.
I don’t think that is black krim.
@playingwithdata thought the same and I might try and find fresh seeds for next year. They seem to have some variation. What would you expect to see?
Im growing Alices Dream for the first time this year. They have grown well, are the size of large apples. I waitedcquite a few weeks for them to ripen. Tried The first ripe one the other day. It was very dark on top and had turned a deep orange. It definitely felt ripe. Very disappointed to find it had very little flavour. I grew these ones on Quad Grows in my greenhouse and used the supplied fertiliser combo as advised. I have one plant in my garden which is not ripe yet but Im hoping for better flavour. Do you think the flavour could be affected using the Quad Grow system of growing? They look so good and healthy too. Ive had two ripe ones so far but unfortunately they were both the same. I'm also growing a yellow F1 called honey Delight. These are very sweet and juicy with very little acid. I found the plant in the garden produced better flavoured tomatoes than the ones in the quad grows in the greenhouse although the green house ones were good too and ripened quicker. Curious to know if anyone else had a similar experience to my own? Really fancy trying Lucid Gem next year.
Several people have asked me if growing in the ground in my polytunnel helps with flavour and I wasn't sure. I know the weather has been so up and down that many plants have failed to produce their best this year. I am not sure about the Quad Grows as I do not have any although I do grow in Hoselock growbag troughs and they taste fine. There is compost involved and the greenhouse gets very warm so may be there is something in it. Lucid Gem are another great tasting tomato, I hope you get to taste some at their best.
Seeds or Photoshop?
You are probably right, but I'd love to try some of their seeds.
Oo, love your labels, where did you get them? Are they like a chalkboard material or just plastic plastic?
They are made of slate and I use a white fibre tip marker which washes off at the end of the year. You can get them from the well known online shop beginning with 'A' 😂 They're really good.
@@veggieplot Ohh fantastic, thank you. Does the white pen last through the summer in sun / rain or does it fade/wash off?
I was wondering from the beginning of the video if you would like thr last one and it is one of my favourites this year, I am pleased that you are liking it too. Lovely calandar in the background as well 😊
😂 Yes, saved the best for last, PBTD is such a great tasting tomato. Well spotted about the calendar... I'm just finishing the illustrations and will send it to print later this week.
From I can see calendar looks amazing. Definitely it will be on my buying list if available 😊
🍅🍅🍅😊💚🌿
Thanks Maiju, happy gardening 🍅🍅🍅
I always look forward to these videos. I grow a few of the same varieties and its always so nice to hear other peoples' opinions on this niche topic.
I always wonder what people think and if they actually agree, seeing that we're all different and all like different flavours.
I love the ananis noir, Berkeley the die too, my tiny Tom’s aren’t ripening well so,the skins are tough 😢. Great update Chris, happy growing, Ali 🌞🇨🇦
Thanks Ali. Do you get your Ananas Noire from Carmel Bella Farm? I'd love to try their seeds but they don't ship to the UK. I'm hoping the rest of mine pack more of a flavour punch. Happy growing to you too.
my first flourish of tumbling toms were tasty but the skins were thought like yours second flourish much better soft skins first ones were on the plant so long becaus the lack of sunshine. great vid realy enjoyed it thank you
That's good to know and I need to finish picking all my tumbling toms this week as all it does at the moment is rain. Sun's out tomorrow I think 😂
I grow Black Krim tomatoes every year. Mine tend to be quite large, and everyone who eats them loves the flavor. I'm in California, and the temperature is much warmer. Maybe warmer climate gives more flavorful taste?
Hi Susan, your the third person to mention the Black Krim, so I think I need to try some different seeds. Having said that, we've had a very cold and wet summer here with little sunshine and I think may have had something to do with it.
I also have grown Thorburn’s Terracotta for the last few years. I enjoy the smoky sweet taste. I grow dwarf tomatoes. I like the Mallee Rose. It’s a pink tomato and very juicy and sweet. I am also growing the Lucky Swirl. It’s supposed to be a sweet dwarf but hasn’t quite ripened up yet.
Thanks for the suggestion about TT, I might give that a go next year. I like the dwarf varieties but they do tend to get very congested here and need a lot of thinning to stop the blight and other diseases wreaking havoc. The Uluru Ochre have been a great producer though and well worth the effort.
Ananas Noire is still my favourite over Alice's Dream, I really like the twang it has. Still waiting for my Sart Roloise to ripen. I am actually growing the three Berkeley Tie Dyes. I am looking forward to comparing the red, pink and green. I have grown the green before and it was a winner for me. Another great tomato that I have grown this year is the Thorburns Terra Cotta, such an unusual brown/orange burnished colour, nice rich flavour, managing to be savoury, sweet and tangy. Added to my top ten 😊. Really enjoying your taste tests, they give me great ideas for next year, thank you!
That's interesting about Ananas Noire and I had very high hopes here. I'm going to give it another go next year and see if they're any different. I'd be interested to know what you think about the other Tie Dyes.
Fantastic onions. I have grown red baron for years with absolutely great harvests and storing until spring. This year is the first year of failure. Well I say failure, about 20 very small onions form approximately 50 plus planted out. I will be definitely trying some different varieties next year.
Oh no, the weather has been a challenge this year hasn't it Red Barron are usually a safe bet for me too but not this year!
Those onions are impressive chris! That's settled. I'm growing mine direct in the soil next year. I had my best crops from dug begs actually .
Thanks Danny, I often start mine off in modules and transplant out, but not always. There's no point me digging as the soil is so thin on the allotment, Cornish stones everywhere! Your new plot is doing really well, especially those beans.
@veggieplot ahh really!! That's great! Thank you. Yes it's been a good year considering the plot isn't fully complete yet . The harvests have been wonderful. You get a mention in tonight's video actually! Danny 🌱
Lovely, thank you Chris 👍
Thank you Debs.