Vinny's Allotment Plot

I had just about given up on tomatoes and chillies in the greenhouse this year. I had bought the compost early and sowed the seeds far too early. Consequently with that cold spell where I had to keep them on the windowsill, they all became leggy and pot bound.

Today because it was raining and there wasn't anything I could do outdoors on the plot, I said sod it, I've got the compost, I've got the pots, why not try and rescue at least some of the tomatoes?

I picked the best ones I had, Black Russian,Heinz,Hartzfeur,Craigella, Black Russian Cherry and Golden Sunrise with a couple that I had lost the labels for as well and planted them all in large pots.

Because they were leggy I set them well down in the pots in the hope they will root from the stems. I fertilised them all and gave them a good watering with rain water I had collected. Hopefully I will at least get a few toms from them.

Next time I am at plot I will do the same with the Jalapeno's and Trinidad Perfume chillies along with the tiny Dwarf Cape Gooseberries. These will all be grown on the staging along one side of the greenhouse.

I ate half a dozen ripe strawberries while I was there and pulled up a couple of nice garlic plants to see how they were doing. I was pleasantly surprised at how good they were and may possibly lift the rest of the crop on a bit drier day.