The bush is back

Now I've copped a lot of criticism about the way I grow tomatoes, I've been guilty of not trimming the suckers off enough, not keeping things in order.  I tried this year to make it better, I removed every sucker I could find, but then I went away for a couple of weeks and came back to a tomato forest.....BUT! I've since worked out that it does have advantages. I seem to have just as much yield as previous years, the difference is that all the tomatoes are hidden in the bush, so pesky animals (and even peskier old ladies who live in my block with an appetite for home grown tomatoes) can't see them, it's not until you have a close look that you notice hundreds of green tomatoes, nicely ripening up (in the shade  of the bush no less!).

It might not look as "cultivated", but I'm very impressed, no more harvesting green tomatoes in case someone steals them!

Little sweeties

The worlds smallest and sweetest tomatoe, they're tiny! I'd say about 1/10th the size of a standard cherry tomatoe.

Have heaps on the vines, just need s bit of ripening:)

First Ox Heart of the season

I havent tried these ones before, the seeds were secreted in from Europe (oooohhh, woooow, Europe), but they love it down under, probably my best performing variety, they seem to grow quite tall and thin, with little sucker maintenance required, these will definitely be back next year. More of a pinkish colour, and very tasty, nicer than the siberians...:)

Tomato toast time

Time to start eating these little beauts.

Green zebra and Siberian red tomatoes, yum!!

Happy new year pumpkins!

So the holidays are over and the garden has survived the heat and the wind, and after a little searching I've found a couple of nice heirloom pumpkins hiding in the vines...not sure what sort they are as I had a mixed bag of heirloom seeds, they look good though! :)

Heat wave horror!

So with the last few days all being up around 35-40 degrees, most of the garden has taken a hit.

The cucumbers I'm afraid have pretty much dried off....

Which is a shame, they were going pretty good.

The monster in the backyard got a bit sunburnt too, but I think he will be ok.....

Unlike his inside cousin, Outside Pudding tree is looking a little fried too...

Backyard avocado, despite not even getting much sun, just couldn't take the heat and has curled up, I think he will bounce back though...

And last but certainly not least, a regular visitor just wasn't impressed with the heat at all, mr Tibbles, I don't really know why he preferred outside heat and wind to the a/c inside, but he's looked like this for a few days now, thanks for still popping in matey!!:)

All the tomatoes have survived ok, and the pumpkins are good for now too, bring on more rain!!

Strawberries

A new addition to the garden, some strawberries donated from Vic at work.

Quite bushy and healthy looking already.....settling in nicely!