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Hi I am Jim and this is my garden It is now August 2003 and above you see my A truss of Tomato a Golden Sunrise from 19th August it is cropping time for tomatoes cucumber potato courgette raspberries and soon Peppers my Kohl Rabi has been attacked in Greenhouse by caterpillars saw to late to save it Just as well it was the only thing they liked in the greenhouse Heat wave is by to be replaced by low 7.5c and thanked for rain.

TOMATO GALLERY new July

Golden Sunrise

below is 4 Golden Sunrise Tomatoes taken 10 July sweet meaty and yellow medium to large

Druzba

Taken after picking 21 July I never expected this Monster

Shirley

Taken 20 July a favourite cold greenhouse tomato good sliced in a cheese roll

Now a few photos each one if clicked on opens a higher definition photo taken 11 May apologies for quality of some

here you see one of my hanging baskets containing Balconi and Tiny Tim plants and my crowded small greenhouse showing my Brasero plants in their final pots with cauliflower lettuce courgette and turnip in the background.

Here is one of my courgette plants and peas in my hydro tray

My fruit collection Oranges and Bananas

my green houses and in one corner the digging for my new greenhouse

here are some of my hydro pots in greenhouse waiting on temps rising to move into final position containing tomato and cucumber plants

brussell sprout plants with broccoli onion and garlic plants behind then my first tomato you can click for full picture

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and finally a pepper plant then a lettuce Kelly plant

I take blame for poor quality of some of the photos batteries running out and forgot to change setting back after taking close up of my first tomato

Potatoes 2003 that I am growing here

March and April Photos at bottom of page April shots taken on the 11th with Veg flowers and Tomatoes as they were to small at the time remember un cut full size photo is available by clicking each photo

here is my Tomato list germination chart

Variety	Sown	Germinated
Brasero	24 seeds sown 17/3+ more later	6
Mr Stonor's Exhibition	12 seeds sown 17/3	3
Shirley f1	13 seeds sown 17/3	3
Big Pick	4 seeds sown 21/3	0
Broad Ripple Yellow currant	4 seeds sown 21/3	1
Empire Hybrid	4 seeds sown 21/3	4
Golden Sunrise	4 seeds sown 18/3	5 bought plants
Harbinger	4 seeds sown 18/3	2
Lidl	4 seeds sown 21/3	1
Mini charm f1	4 seeds sown 21/3	2
Mr Stonor's Moneymaker	4 seeds sown 21/3	3
Druzba	4 seeds sown 21/3	1
Sungold (hybrid)	4 seeds sown 18/3	4
Super sweet 100 (hybrid)	4 seeds sown 21/3	3
Tornado (hybrid)	4 seeds sown 21/3	0
Tiny Tim	4 seeds sown 21/3	4
Balconi Red &Yellow	6 seeds each sown 21/3	2&5

Noted germination started of Brasero19th with 2 leaves 20th others starting to break surface

Cucumbers
Bought 2 plants on Friday 5th April all female and sowed 3 seeds of Brigit and Petita both also all female (no male flowers to remove) may plans doing fine about to flower
cropping with 2 bought plants and 1 of Brigit and Petita almost daily

Peppers
Sowed 3 varieties on 6th of April World beater Sweet Delight and Yellow ball ready for transplanting growing well now in 3" pots
now in flower

Melon
sown and germinated banana melon and cantelope now potted in to 8" pots flowering hoping for results soon

Watermelon
sown and germinated sugar baby now potted flowering

Courgette
Have sown 3 seed only 1 germinated is now planted and on 5th April bought two plants have now planted these and now sown more seeds for outdoors see indoor plant in photos above cropping well from inside plants outdoor ones still establishing

Runner bean
sown polestar starting to germinate have 4 plant have sown more planted and in flower

Onion
Planted onion Stutgarter Sets in pots in March and most are planted now have first delivery of plants to plant planted and growing well

Garden Peas
Pea Misty Sown in Rowan Pipe and was planted 22 April doing just fine eaten and now finished

Other Vegetables
Garlic potted up same time as onion sets are now planted
have bought Lettuce Cauliflower Broccoli Parsley and Cabbage now planted in pots and raised bed now cropping lettuce now finished cabbage eaten by slugs but cauliflower a sucess picked last 2 today parsley just romps away

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April photos

my back door looking tidier and onions planted.

Daffodils left their one summer and forgot about must reuse next year and my rowan pipe peas and onions.

here you see my 8ft hydroponic tray with courgette peas onion and garlic then my propagator showing Tomato Tiny Tim and Brasero with all female cucumber plants (4).

A close up of my peas they are now planted as I write.

My Greenhouse sensation Hydroponic unit with 3 Shirley plants

here you see Geranium Salvia Million Bells Sweet Peas and Brussell sprout

my Aeroponic propagator the roots hang from pots with water sprayed constantly below

Parsley Broccoli and my potatoes not yet all planted

Some young tomato plants sitting on my 205 Hydroponic unit containing 3 Golden Sunrise plants next 5 Shirley plant showing what happens when poor light occurs these are below bench.