Tomatoes are best picked young from the plant. While bunches of ripe tomatoes are a pleasure to behold in the garden the best tomatoes are those picked regularly through the season while the fruits are firm and just coming to full colour. All tomatoes should be harvested before they start to soften and stored at …Read More about Tomato harvest
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October: Autumn change
Summer has given way to fall. Already the cold of winter is in the air. In some years the fall months (October to December) are mild and bright and sunny, ideal for winter salad crops. The main work in the garden now is clearing away all the summer crops and emptying pots and containers, getting …Read More about October: Autumn change
Plan for drought, prepare for rain
Belgium used to be famous for its wet summers. Not this year. While the real concern affecting farmers is prolonged drought, city gardeners need to plan for the best and the worst of both worlds. It may be a long dry summer or the weather may explode in thunderous rain. Either way being prepared is …Read More about Plan for drought, prepare for rain
Early blight on tomatoes
Tomato plants grown outdoors do not like wet and damp conditions. This spring in Belgium has been one of the worst in years with constant heavy rain. For the first time in this garden a number of the tomato plants have been affected by the plant disease, early blight alternaria alternata. Tomato blight comes in …Read More about Early blight on tomatoes
Last tomatoes of the year 2015
Early October has the last crop of tomatoes. The tomato blight in September was particularly hard this year, damaging a lot of plants. These vine tomatoes, grown on a 2 metre frame were planted away from the main crop in the garden and were less affected by blight. Grown under an over-hanging tree these plants …Read More about Last tomatoes of the year 2015