oh yes they do indeed.. i collct fir cones when out and about as the dont like going over those.. also seaweed .. just pop down the path to the beach and collect it once aweek.. that stops them..
must admit i was told of this way by a passerby who stopped to chat about gardens etc.. and they told me get seaweed.. its free.. and good for the soil and stops the slugs and it does.
@fairygirl... how in the world did you get your tomotoe to fruit and be so big.. my plants are only still 6ins tall and not a sign of any flowers yet.. even those in the greenhouse..
thou to be fair i did plant them a little late this year
That tomato looks like a Costoluto Fiorentino or Country Taste (Beef Tomato) but I too wondered how fairygirl manages to grow them that size by this time of year. I'm guessing she has a special greenhouse in Edinburgh Botanic Gardens?
john.. lol.. yes.. she has a secret weapon somewhere.. even monty's are not to that stage yet.. his are like mine in size.. and i thought i was doing ok with them.. then fairygirl goes a ruins it for me with her big juicy show off one
The sandpaper's working well with the snails on polyanthus pot so far....
Gfantic - I sowed seed right at end of March and they've been on kitchen windowsill which has a radiator below and because of the cold weather it was on more than usual! They've been potted on and went into their final pots a couple of weeks now. I just watched they weren't overwatered, and only started feeding (once a week) when they went in their new pots as the fruits were starting to set. To be fair- there's only one fruit that size!
Cracking pix John- garden's looking great! And well done Other Half..
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
oh yes they do indeed.. i collct fir cones when out and about as the dont like going over those.. also seaweed .. just pop down the path to the beach and collect it once aweek.. that stops them..
must admit i was told of this way by a passerby who stopped to chat about gardens etc.. and they told me get seaweed.. its free.. and good for the soil and stops the slugs and it does.
Brilliant about the fir cones with two pine trees I get masses of them and now I have a use for them. Win! Win! (Now, who's going to volunteer to pick them up for me? No-one? OK I'll do it )
I really need to give credit to Eileen (OH) who does the flowers & borders. I concentrate on the veg garden but do/did the design re shape of the garden. When we decided the railway sleepers had to go about 5 years ago we pretty well cleared a lot of the plot. We put all the soil from the veg plot over the lawn (it was rectangular then) which raised the whole by about 4 inches & levelled off [I still do all my measurements in fahrenheit!]. I then took some white sand and marked out the new lawn shape & borders and Eileen then planned what plants she wanted and where. The original lawn that I had laid with turf had been down about 5 years then but I just reseeded and had to have a bit of patience while it grew. Meanwhile I took to surfing ebay, looking for a garden roller. There were plenty of modern ones & I didn't want them, then one day one came up that had been made in Bristol 'The Mac' - it was a split roller type, very heavy but the benefit was the split drum meant it wouldn't tear the grass while turning. I bid for it and won: owner lived in Radstock, about 15 miles from us so he was happy to deliver it. Very rusty and the motif plate was broken, I had it welded, re-painted it and it has become a pleasing feature of the garden since. Pic added below.
John - the tomato is actually Red Alert but I know what you mean- it does look like a beef tomato!
Now I'll have to tell you off- mentioning Edinburgh to a Weegie (Glaswegian) is a mortal sin!!
We do have a lovely Botanic Garden in Glasgow but I can assure you they have only been on kitchen window sill - until yesterday when I put them in little plastic greenhouses. They must think I don't love them- we've just had a huge thundery downpour!
I could have given you a roller for free- my Dad had one just like that but no motif. Think we just left it there when we cleared the house- it weighed a ton
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ah! I see - your tag says East Renfrewshire so naturally, not wanting to make the mistake of placing you in Central Renfrewshire I guessed you must be from further east! For a 'Red Alert' that looks a huge tomato, must be the close-up of the lens giving amn impression of bigger size. I did notice the side shoots which should have given me the clue as 'Red Alert' is a bush variety. I'm growing 'Red Alert', 'Apero' and 'Country Taste' in the greenhouse this year. Currently doing well but not as advanced as yours. Plants are about 18" high and just coming into flower.
PS It would have been a long way to come to collect the roller!
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And so do the slugs
oh yes they do indeed.. i collct fir cones when out and about as the dont like going over those.. also seaweed .. just pop down the path to the beach and collect it once aweek.. that stops them..
must admit i was told of this way by a passerby who stopped to chat about gardens etc.. and they told me get seaweed.. its free.. and good for the soil and stops the slugs and it does.
That tomato looks like a Costoluto Fiorentino or Country Taste (Beef Tomato) but I too wondered how fairygirl manages to grow them that size by this time of year. I'm guessing she has a special greenhouse in Edinburgh Botanic Gardens?
john.. lol.. yes.. she has a secret weapon somewhere.. even monty's are not to that stage yet.. his are like mine in size.. and i thought i was doing ok with them.. then fairygirl goes a ruins it for me with her big juicy show off one
The sandpaper's working well with the snails on polyanthus pot so far....
Gfantic - I sowed seed right at end of March and they've been on kitchen windowsill which has a radiator below and because of the cold weather it was on more than usual! They've been potted on and went into their final pots a couple of weeks now. I just watched they weren't overwatered, and only started feeding (once a week) when they went in their new pots as the fruits were starting to set. To be fair- there's only one fruit that size!
Cracking pix John- garden's looking great! And well done Other Half..
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
John H, I really love the 2nd pic
Brilliant about the fir cones
with two pine trees I get masses of them and now I have a use for them. Win! Win! (Now, who's going to volunteer to pick them up for me? 
No-one? OK I'll do it 
)
ah! Sandpaper, Fairygirl! Got that too!
I really need to give credit to Eileen (OH) who does the flowers & borders. I concentrate on the veg garden but do/did the design re shape of the garden. When we decided the railway sleepers had to go about 5 years ago we pretty well cleared a lot of the plot. We put all the soil from the veg plot over the lawn (it was rectangular then) which raised the whole by about 4 inches & levelled off [I still do all my measurements in fahrenheit!]. I then took some white sand and marked out the new lawn shape & borders and Eileen then planned what plants she wanted and where. The original lawn that I had laid with turf had been down about 5 years then but I just reseeded and had to have a bit of patience while it grew. Meanwhile I took to surfing ebay, looking for a garden roller. There were plenty of modern ones & I didn't want them, then one day one came up that had been made in Bristol 'The Mac' - it was a split roller type, very heavy but the benefit was the split drum meant it wouldn't tear the grass while turning. I bid for it and won: owner lived in Radstock, about 15 miles from us so he was happy to deliver it. Very rusty and the motif plate was broken, I had it welded, re-painted it and it has become a pleasing feature of the garden since. Pic added below.
John - the tomato is actually Red Alert but I know what you mean- it does look like a beef tomato!
Now I'll have to tell you off- mentioning Edinburgh to a Weegie (Glaswegian) is a mortal sin!!
We do have a lovely Botanic Garden in Glasgow but I can assure you they have only been on kitchen window sill - until yesterday when I put them in little plastic greenhouses. They must think I don't love them- we've just had a huge thundery downpour!
I could have given you a roller for free- my Dad had one just like that but no motif. Think we just left it there when we cleared the house- it weighed a ton
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ah! I see - your tag says East Renfrewshire so naturally, not wanting to make the mistake of placing you in Central Renfrewshire I guessed you must be from further east! For a 'Red Alert' that looks a huge tomato, must be the close-up of the lens giving amn impression of bigger size. I did notice the side shoots which should have given me the clue as 'Red Alert' is a bush variety. I'm growing 'Red Alert', 'Apero' and 'Country Taste' in the greenhouse this year. Currently doing well but not as advanced as yours. Plants are about 18" high and just coming into flower.
PS It would have been a long way to come to collect the roller!