Italophile, I am not quite that gruesome inspite of being a retired surgeon! My unbelievable gallery is the Academia and the unfinished sculptures of Michalangelo - a leg coming out of a solid block of marble - a memorable piece of work This mornings Daily Telegraph mentions the American idiot who some time ago cut a finger off the statue of David, he apparently was a collector!!
Thanks again for the help, it will give me something to do during our endless winter.
Here's a few pic's of my San Marzanos,the ones in the greenhouse are turning red but there's not many of them,the ones grown outside are still green but lot's of em.My first year so not bad still got a lot to learn,will try different varieties nxt year
mias, they look terrific! Congrats. Looks like you escaped Blossom End Rot, too, unless you've already ditched those. I've never known BER not to affect at least one San Marzano on a plant.
Definitely try some other varieties next season. San Marzano make wonderful sauce but there are better straight eating varieties around.
bigolob, I think our favourite is the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. It doesn't get the exposure in the tourist guides so it's rarely crowded. Ghiberti's original baptistry doors, della Robbia's wonderful "choir", and I never tire of Donatello's extraordinary Magdalene Penitent in wood. It's so utterly timeless.
I think that's about as Off Topic as could possibly be on a tomato thread. Sorry, folks.
Absolutely agree - full of 'must sees' - could've spent all day there but small children had other ideas - Bigolob, don't miss Michaelangelo's Pieta, partcularly in view of your interest in his unfinished works!
NB I just checked, the building's being renovated at the moment - still open but not everything on show, so anyone thinking of planning a trip should check when the work is due to finish .... and maybe then give it a little bit longer?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Italophile, I am not quite that gruesome inspite of being a retired surgeon! My unbelievable gallery is the Academia and the unfinished sculptures of Michalangelo - a leg coming out of a solid block of marble - a memorable piece of work This mornings Daily Telegraph mentions the American idiot who some time ago cut a finger off the statue of David, he apparently was a collector!!
Thanks again for the help, it will give me something to do during our endless winter.
Here's a few pic's of my San Marzanos,the ones in the greenhouse are turning red but there's not many of them,the ones grown outside are still green but lot's of em.My first year so not bad still got a lot to learn,will try different varieties nxt year
mias, they look terrific! Congrats. Looks like you escaped Blossom End Rot, too, unless you've already ditched those. I've never known BER not to affect at least one San Marzano on a plant.
Definitely try some other varieties next season. San Marzano make wonderful sauce but there are better straight eating varieties around.
bigolob, I think our favourite is the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. It doesn't get the exposure in the tourist guides so it's rarely crowded. Ghiberti's original baptistry doors, della Robbia's wonderful "choir", and I never tire of Donatello's extraordinary Magdalene Penitent in wood. It's so utterly timeless.
I think that's about as Off Topic as could possibly be on a tomato thread. Sorry, folks.
Absolutely agree - full of 'must sees' - could've spent all day there but small children had other ideas - Bigolob, don't miss Michaelangelo's Pieta, partcularly in view of your interest in his unfinished works!
NB I just checked, the building's being renovated at the moment - still open but not everything on show, so anyone thinking of planning a trip should check when the work is due to finish .... and maybe then give it a little bit longer?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Moral of the story, Dove: avoid small children. Works for me.
Fortunately mine have grown up now - we're in that lull between children and grandchildren
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Move. Now.
I have
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good start. Now don't tell them your new address.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.