upsidedown tomatoes in oz

tessa · December 2, 2009

well...i've brought in the first of this year's season.
my kitchen is impossibly dark...so picture quality/colour leaves something to desire...but you will get the point.

black krim. not so black. 9 and 3/8 ounces.

big beef. not so big. 2 and 1/2 ounces.

those are from the store-bought punnets.
the heirlooms are still to be heard from!

cdbva · December 2, 2009

A thing of beauty, that Black Krim.

Christine

P.S. And I'm sure the big beef is doing the best he can!

Medbury Gardens · December 3, 2009

That Black krim is not so black alright,the of level colour they say is related to temperature,have you not had a lot of heat??.

Can i hijack your thread tessa with some of mine tomato photos,i know i'm not in Oz but i'm not far away

tessa · December 3, 2009

hi richard.
i tried changing the title thread but it hasn't worked.
please feel free to hijack!

it's been fairly cool...but the truth is, that black krim is not fully ripe yet.
it needs a few days on the counter and should deepen in colour.
i just wasn't willing to risk the first tomatoes of the season to rat attack.
they can have 'em once i'm sick of them...but not yet!

Medbury Gardens · December 3, 2009

I see youve got some heat coming tomorrow though tessa with 35C

Ok I'll get some photos of a few ive being picking for the last 3 weeks,Evergreen,Ashleigh,Nepal,Earl of Edgecombe Great White and a New Zealand heirloom,Waimana.
Pink Brandy Wine is not far away from ready

geeboss · December 3, 2009

Yes we want more Tomato photo's from the land of sun!!!! I miss my backyard jungle and its bounty.

George

huxter09 · December 5, 2009

Photos ,please ---I'm waiting with bated breath !---my toms are still about two weeks away from anything ripe ,maybe even Xmas Day like last year.

Medbury Gardens · December 5, 2009

Okie dokie you can take a breath now

A not so great "Great White" with a NZ heirloom "Lebanese"

Aussiemark · December 5, 2009

MG,

When did you start your plants? how big were they at plan out? and when did you plant out?

I'm always pushing for a tomato by Christmas, but its normally pretty close.

I'm impressed with the early December tomatoes, whats your system?

Mark

Medbury Gardens · December 5, 2009

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...ne+tunnelhouse

Mark, at the bottom of the above thread is what we call in NZ a tunnelhouse that i built,this has helped me to get an early start to many of the vegetables i grow.I start all of my tomatoes in June including the dwarfs which are now outside,the rest remain inside through summer that will still supply the family till mid winter.

Aussiemark · December 6, 2009

MG,

Can you grow tomatoes and warm season veggies right through winter? or are the night time lows too cold?

I have been thinking of doing something similar here in Victoria.

Ta

Mark

tessa · December 6, 2009

MWAH-HA-HA-HA!

best dinner i've had in ages!

Zana · December 6, 2009

Oh Man Tessa......

You're really beginning to turn me green with envy....sighhhh....and it ain't even the dead of winter here yet. Dang, ya hosette!

The stuff in the grocery stores here is already tasting like cardboard....including the greenhouse stuff grown in Ontario.

geeboss · December 6, 2009

Lookie at those pretty holiday colors ready for those good little girls and boys. And It goes with the snow we received yesterday. yummmmm

George

Medbury Gardens · December 6, 2009

Yes Zana,grocery store bought Tomatoes are just

, real tomatoes shouldn't be crunchy when you cut them should they.

Tessa, that Black Krim has coloured up nicely,one of my favorites and with bacon too yum yum

Mark, Late May ,June and early July is when there is no growth what so ever,the will plants hang in there though but only just.This winter i'm going to try some cold tolerant variates and see if they handle it better.
Having harder winters than you,i wished i had build in a log fire and run water pipes inside the walls,but i don't think you would need to do so where you are and i'm sure that warm season veggies would grow year round.
All and all for a unheated hothouse it works very very well,local people around here plant there first tomatoes in there glasshouses about the time i start picking.
There.s three other blokes i know around here that have or are building there own stone hot houses after seeing the mine.

December 2, 2009	#1
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	upsidedown tomatoes downunder well...i've brought in the first of this year's season. my kitchen is impossibly dark...so picture quality/colour leaves something to desire...but you will get the point. black krim. not so black. 9 and 3/8 ounces. big beef. not so big. 2 and 1/2 ounces. those are from the store-bought punnets. the heirlooms are still to be heard from! Last edited by tessa; December 3, 2009 at 01:56 AM. Reason: to change the title

December 5, 2009	#7
huxter09 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Victoria Australia Posts: 53	Photos ,please ---I'm waiting with bated breath !---my toms are still about two weeks away from anything ripe ,maybe even Xmas Day like last year. __________________ The world needs you to grow your own food !

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cdbva Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Falls Church, VA Posts: 538	A thing of beauty, that Black Krim. Christine P.S. And I'm sure the big beef is doing the best he can!

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Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	That Black krim is not so black alright,the of level colour they say is related to temperature,have you not had a lot of heat??. Can i hijack your thread tessa with some of mine tomato photos,i know i'm not in Oz but i'm not far away

December 3, 2009	#6
geeboss Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fairfax, VA Z7 Posts: 524	Yes we want more Tomato photo's from the land of sun!!!! I miss my backyard jungle and its bounty. George

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Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Okie dokie you can take a breath now A not so great "Great White" with a NZ heirloom "Lebanese"

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Aussiemark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 49	MG, When did you start your plants? how big were they at plan out? and when did you plant out? I'm always pushing for a tomato by Christmas, but its normally pretty close. I'm impressed with the early December tomatoes, whats your system? Mark

December 6, 2009	#11
Aussiemark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 49	MG, Can you grow tomatoes and warm season veggies right through winter? or are the night time lows too cold? I have been thinking of doing something similar here in Victoria. Ta Mark

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tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	MWAH-HA-HA-HA! best dinner i've had in ages!

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Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Oh Man Tessa...... You're really beginning to turn me green with envy....sighhhh....and it ain't even the dead of winter here yet. Dang, ya hosette! The stuff in the grocery stores here is already tasting like cardboard....including the greenhouse stuff grown in Ontario.