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eileen
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: My daily crop. |
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I get this amount of tomatoes off my three plants each and every day. Not bad considering I live in Scotland where it's supposed to be too cold to grow this variety outdoors. 
Although my strawberries are now finished the foliage is giving a lovely display in my wheelbarrow at the moment so I thought I'd share it with you too.
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Both are lovely to look at. Are your tomatoes the low acid type?
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I am Jealous  my tomatoes didnt do nearly that well good job Eileen
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Lovely pics Eileen. How do the tomatoes taste compared to the red ones and is the texture different? I will have to try some next year.
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eileen
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Sharon I find that the yellow tomatoes are softer skinned and sweeter tasting than the red ones. You can also buy orange tomato seeds now but I've not tried those one yet - maybe next year!!
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The strawberry foliage is quite striking and that one bumper crop of tomatoes Eileen. Who says you can't grow tomatoes in Scotland eh? 
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Lovely Toms Eileen! Are you cooking with them or just eating them like sweeties? I love the yellow toms, I find them sweeter and they are definately lower in acid. The strawberry foliage looks amazing - however, it goes to show that it is nippy in Bonnie Scotland already for your strawbs to looks so autumnal. Gorgoooooos!
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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I've eaten them, put them in salads, cooked with them, given them to Ian's workmates, to family, to neighbours, to friends and still I have more!!!  Just as well I like tomatoes eh?
Just wait EJ you could end up with some if I get fed up munching on them. 
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Wow Eillen, You've done well! what variety are your tomatoes? I think I'll try them next year.
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Nice looking tomatoes! I'd like to know the variety too! Do you save seeds for next season or buy more?
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Hi all!!!
The variety of yellow tomato that I have is called "Golden Sunrise."
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The strawberry foliage is stupendous, almost as good as eating strawberries. Nice maters. I always grow yellow ones too. The flavor is different and they make a nice contrast in salads.
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I grow golden sunrise and they are very plentiful!
Here is my darling girl with one of our beefsteaks. They are slower ripening, but so huge, it really doesn't matter!
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 that tomato would keep me going for a week!!!
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Mmmm, my favorite tomato is a little yellow pear-shape one that I can never remember the name of, but they are So Sweet!
Those colors in the strawberries make me want to grab my brush and do a sketch!
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