Tomato time approaches

The weather forecast is better for the coming week. Should get some sunshine to ripen the tomatoes. The Super Marmandes have fruited well...

 ...as has Big Boy.

 But the real winner is Bel Riccio. This is the grafted variety and you can really tell the difference in the vigour the plant has. I've had to cut out half the fruit so the trusses don't snap and after pinching off the side and top shoots the plant has started to throw out shoots from the centre of the leaves. It just wants to keep on growing!

 Outdoors the Ailsa Craig has done very well. Good pollination of the fruit and no sign of blight despite the wet conditions, though there has been quite a lot of leaf curl on all of the tomatoes, which seems to be caused by the cool conditions.

 The Tumbling Toms have done well too. Lovely fruit, quite fleshy for cherry tomatoes. Most varieties just seem to be full of juice and seeds, but these ones are great, especially when picked warm straight from the plant. Hardly any of them make it to the plate!