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(This post was last modified: 25-06-2021, 12:01 AM by Proserpina.)
I thought I'd share some pictures of my windowsill tomatoes as they are looking really good and they are all now in their final containers (in an ideal world, I would go a bit bigger but I am limited by windowsill space, the amount of compost I have left, and just using recycled containers). They are from TMTT's seeds and there are two to three each of Jochalos, Pinocchio, Rosy Finch and Red Robin.
This is my set-up:
This is the window with the best aspect. It's the only one I can use on the brighter side of the flat, as the other three windows on that side are: 1) someone else's room, 2) the toilet, and 3) the bathroom. My room and the (otherwise unused) living room are both on the other side of the building, so not as good for tomatoes. I currently have radishes (didn't get any radishes as I crowded them too much, but they are flowering so I'm keeping them for the pods), dwarf sunflowers, cress, basil, mint, rocket, spring onions (from shop-bought), and various house-plants in the other windows.
Just to the right of centre in this picture, you can just about see the first tomato that is forming:
It's on one of the Jochalos plants. I have definitely noticed that the Jochalos plants seem to have been the most vigorous of the four varieties, followed by the Pinocchios. The Red Robin and Rosy Finch are a bit more delicate, but they are also developing flower buds now. I can't wait to see how the tomatoes come out for all the different varieties.
This really hasn't been a great year (and continues to be very challenging). I can't tell you how much it has helped to be able to go and stroke my tomatoes (seriously) from time to time, or stick my nose right into them to smell their tomatoey goodness. Thanks again to TMTT, and I will post more pictures soon.
This is my set-up:
This is the window with the best aspect. It's the only one I can use on the brighter side of the flat, as the other three windows on that side are: 1) someone else's room, 2) the toilet, and 3) the bathroom. My room and the (otherwise unused) living room are both on the other side of the building, so not as good for tomatoes. I currently have radishes (didn't get any radishes as I crowded them too much, but they are flowering so I'm keeping them for the pods), dwarf sunflowers, cress, basil, mint, rocket, spring onions (from shop-bought), and various house-plants in the other windows.
Just to the right of centre in this picture, you can just about see the first tomato that is forming:
It's on one of the Jochalos plants. I have definitely noticed that the Jochalos plants seem to have been the most vigorous of the four varieties, followed by the Pinocchios. The Red Robin and Rosy Finch are a bit more delicate, but they are also developing flower buds now. I can't wait to see how the tomatoes come out for all the different varieties.
This really hasn't been a great year (and continues to be very challenging). I can't tell you how much it has helped to be able to go and stroke my tomatoes (seriously) from time to time, or stick my nose right into them to smell their tomatoey goodness. Thanks again to TMTT, and I will post more pictures soon.
Formerly self-contained, but expanding my gardening horizons beyond pots!