"Since I'm drowning in tomatoes -- Roma and Tommy Toes -- this info may be useful: 40 Ways to Preserve Tomatoes.
While I usually freeze my needs, I'm now also drying a lot of them. Later they make for a unique flavour experiment when…"
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Growing in sugar cane bales take 2 Correct photo this time
Started this discussion. Last reply by Sophie May 1. 12 Replies 1 Favorite
Growing in sugar cane bales
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I am trying to grow in sugar cane bales. I stacked them together and then…Continue
Garlic Growing
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew Cumberland Apr 27. 1 Reply 3 Favorites
SAVE THE BEST AND EAT THE RESTThe above motto should apply to any food you harvest at home where you can save the biggest and best of your harvest…Continue
Purple oxalis plants
Started this discussion. Last reply by Roger Clark Mar 9. 5 Replies 1 Favorite
Valerie,Here (I hope) are a couple of photos of a couple of the Oxalis plants that you generously gave to me a while ago. They are in little table herb displays at my youngest daughter's café at…Continue
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"For those gardeners who like disease resistant tomatoes, I have taken some names from big booklist, most are Interdeterminate and climbing.
Brandywine Old heirloom 12cm non acid / Burnley surecrop 5cm strong plant/ Indian River 10cm thick…"
"That looks great Doug. It looks like you remove the bottom leaves as they grow to keep the disease from creeping up. The winner of the magnificent Tomato beanie is on the ball. Don't give too many secrets away though, there may be another…"
"All I do is not overwater,stake and thin leaves, use quail and chicken poo compost as fertilizer. And now I will grow in the netted house to stop fruit fly.Please ignore the eaten brassicas, I left it open for 5 minutes and the chooks got in."
"Yes Dave that's one way to beat the little buggers. The secret there is that you've got to judge when the tomato has reached full size before picking, they can be ripened indoors but obviously will not grow after being picked.…"
"I'm picking my tomatoes early before they fully ripen -- to get in a harvest before any fruit fly attack."
"Good on ya Fiona! Keep up your detective work and please keep me informed on your results."
"Yes, Sophie, you can get tomatoes to germinate all through our winter. If you were in a frost area you would need to cover them up or bring them inside overnight. I believe (but don't know for sure), that certain types of tomatoes don't…"
"I have a good crop of solanto cherry tomatoes at present. One set on plants are dying off but another set planted a little later are reaching for the moon. I had to add extra rio to tie them to. This is my first serious year of growing, and I have…"
"thanks Roger - do you reckon tom seeds would germinate and grow any season/time of year in Bris?"
"Thanks Dave,
I believe staking is important as it takes the plant up and away from the soil where most disease seems to spread from. It also allows the plant to get maximum exposure to the sun and allow air to circulate better. It is always…"
"Staking? Not staking? Why?
Every time I entwine the stems I end up breaking some.
Is staking a space issue? Or is it all about air circulation against mould and access to direct sun?
I raise up a little of the plant but then laziness sets in and it…"
Tomato Growing what Roger does - please add to this
After my success in growing the Juiciest Tomato at our recent Christmas in July event I thought I would share with everyone what I do to grow this most useful of vegetables, which is really a fruit.There are more varieties of tomato than any other type of vegetable or fruit. They range in size from ones as small as a currant to whoppers weighing 1 kilo each (Brandywine). We all know how tasty and easy to grow the small cherry tomatoes are, they come up by themselves out of the compost, or where…See More
"Well Janet,
We all hope that the virus from this outbreak will be contained quickly. The government has reacted by listing all of the places that these two stupid people have visited in the last week or so. We have definitely not been to any of…"
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- I garden on a 5 acre block of terrible soil. Therefore most of my gardening is done in containers where I can control the growing conditions. Old baths, laundry tubs, pots, PVC pipes, above ground wicking beds. I like experimenting with new growing ideas.
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Tomato Growing what Roger does - please add to this
Posted on July 30, 2020 at 18:42 12 Comments 2 Favorites
After my success in growing the Juiciest Tomato at our recent Christmas in July event I thought I would share with everyone what I do to grow this most useful of vegetables, which is really a fruit.
There are more varieties of tomato than any other type of vegetable or fruit. They range in size from ones as small as a currant to whoppers weighing 1 kilo each (Brandywine). We all know how tasty and easy to grow the small cherry tomatoes are, they come up by themselves out of the compost,…
TRAD taking over the world!!!
Posted on April 6, 2020 at 12:08 3 Comments 1 Favorite
Well Susan I don't think the pumpkins are winning this war! What do you think? They have climbed onto the fence in places to try to escape, but my money is on the TRAD to catch up and smother them.…
Working on the garden while in isolation
Posted on April 5, 2020 at 9:29 7 Comments 4 Favorites
Work while in isolation
Like everyone else on this planet we are currently in self enforced isolation. Thnak goodness we have a large garden to keep us busy. The rain that came a while back has produced incredible growth, mostly of grass and weeds. Unfortunately the rider mower is out of action and all the repair shops have a very long waiting list, so much patience is required, I can hand mow the areas close to the house but the rest of the 5 + acres will have to wait.…
ContinueChristmas event at R and B's. We'd like to have a tomato tasting.
Posted on October 13, 2019 at 8:13 8 Comments 2 Favorites
Brenda and I would like to prove once and for all that WE grow the best, tastiest tomatoes in Greater Brisbane. So we are proposing to run a blindfold test at the Christmas event at Park Ridge.
Pretenders to the throne will need to bring along their best 1 or 2 varieties, and we will also buy some commercially produced types for testing as well. Those wanting to take part in the tasting, will need to have a friend to assist them. We will sit people down blindfolded at a table and the…
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- At 0:13 on November 14, 2015,
Andrew Cumberland said…
Hey Roger - if I can't get there tomorrow, can you pop by my place (quite near the GV) to collect it please?
- At 17:28 on August 19, 2014,
CHERYL SLAPP said…
Hi Roger, glad you have decided to join us. Any input into growing fruit and vege's in pots welcome
- At 17:03 on August 19, 2014,
Welcome to our little group Roger. Hope you find lots of things to interest you. Don't be shy about sharing your experience with containers.
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