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Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9881
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sat Sep 14, 24 8:25 am Post subject:

definitely fewer insects around this year - but still my tomatoes had no pollination issues - and they are all gh grown. I understand tomatoes pollinate via vibration - either being buzzed by insects or breeze. I have the doors and windows open in my greenhouse.

overwhelmed with tomato harvest - freezer space is scarce. All the self saved seeds worked well, although the yellow plum tomatoes are more orangey this year. still delicious.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46210
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 24 4:33 pm Post subject:

a few have gone red, most are just getting a little yellower

the red ones are nice, considering i am dressed in feathers and goretex they are probably not ripening much today

next year they will have a sunny spot, to get it while they can, if there is any

this year cloud forest plants might have been a good choice, a few years back desert things would have thrived(note, must get desert things inside for the winter)

i grow a few things for fun, trying to decide which crops to feed folk etc must be very difficult as each year is very different to recent ones

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Sep 26, 24 4:35 pm Post subject:
I grew chillies again this year, they did much better than expected given the weather

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8918
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 24 8:39 am Post subject:

tahir wrote:

I grew chillies again this year, they did much better than expected given the weather

I have just been given some Kashmiri chilli powder...after a meal made using the same...is it possible to buy seeds for growing Kashmiri chillis? I know that growing conditions will change the end product...

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9881
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 24 11:26 am Post subject:
still picking tomatoes from one greenhouse we had a touch of frost mid Sept - whilst I was away, and the tomatoes in the other gh (door open) were wiped out, although I was able to pick loads of green tomatoes which are now turning red etc Also lost a row of courgettes, but that is a relief in a way...

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8918
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 24 1:12 pm Post subject:
Still picking here too..no frost yet, but not far off

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 24 9:45 pm Post subject:

[quote="gz:1522182"]

tahir wrote:

Should be available, I’m trying to remember where I got my plants from, getting old!

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8918
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 24 6:53 am Post subject:

[quote="tahir:1522196"]

gz wrote:

tahir wrote:

Should be available, I’m trying to remember where I got my plants from, getting old!

Thanks....and age is all in the mind!

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46210
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Oct 31, 24 2:38 pm Post subject:

not a good year, weather and location issues

got a few K from both plants, some are still green on a window frame

with decent weather and the newly available locations next year might be better

i will add elsacraig, and shirley to the list of robust enough for outside in york even though this year was less than productive treated well they might exceed expectations like big boys

now i have a bit of sunnyish vertical spare there may be a couple of cucumbers as well next year

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