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Nothing quite as refreshing as grabbing a cuey and a handful of cherry tomatoes straight out of the garden in the morning and whacking them in a container with some salmon and avocado to take to work for lunch.

Well it makes me smile anyway.

A big cuey can come in handy … so I’ve heard

Lightning McQueen wrote:Nothing quite as refreshing as grabbing a cuey and a handful of cherry tomatoes straight out of the garden in the morning and whacking them in a container with some salmon and avocado to take to work for lunch.

Well it makes me smile anyway.

Picked the first few tomatoes last night and while they were destined to go in last nights salad they sadly didn't even make it inside.

Have fruit on the tomatoes but they look some way off.

Cueys are flowering well and have picked a couple.

Beans looking good, lot of flowers and will have plenty.

The Sweetcorn.

Said this would be my last try if not successful. Dug in plenty of compost. Added a large amount of Complete D and Rapid Raiser. Have watered well and mulched.

The first lot have two and some three cobs in healthy looking plants. Fingers crossed.

This week looks ideal for the garden.

Update :

Corn is delicious! This I can say from 5 or 6 attempts is easily the best corn I've grown. I'll admit they're thirsty ( Mrs Boon hasn't got the water bill yet ) and they aren't prolific producers but what I've had have been girthy, juicy and plump all the way to the tip.

Tomatoes are coming* in thick and fast. Cherry's on one bush that's now over 2m tall are about 12-15 a day with 30-40 looming up behind them. The larger fruit is on another plant that has stalled at around 600mm high ( planted with the cherry's ) but the fruit is amazing, must be 15-20 plump ones and I take 2-3 a night off there. The third plant set in about 4 weeks later I counted 60+ flowers last night on around 8 trusses and there's 12-15 that are coming along nicely, they might have some ready by tomorrow.

I've driven some 2100mm star droppers in the ground and draped 50% block out shade cloth over them this last week, given the flowers are touching cloth* I'll probably strip that off on Sunday given the week ahead looks a little milder.

They've all copped some Seasol and Osmocote last night so they'll be blooming happy with this over cast reprieve today.

Booney wrote:Update :

Corn is delicious! This I can say from 5 or 6 attempts is easily the best corn I've grown. I'll admit they're thirsty ( Mrs Boon hasn't got the water bill yet ) and they aren't prolific producers but what I've had have been girthy, juicy and plump all the way to the tip.

Tomatoes are coming* in thick and fast. Cherry's on one bush that's now over 2m tall are about 12-15 a day with 30-40 looming up behind them. The larger fruit is on another plant that has stalled at around 600mm high ( planted with the cherry's ) but the fruit is amazing, must be 15-20 plump ones and I take 2-3 a night off there. The third plant set in about 4 weeks later I counted 60+ flowers last night on around 8 trusses and there's 12-15 that are coming along nicely, they might have some ready by tomorrow.

I've driven some 2100mm star droppers in the ground and draped 50% block out shade cloth over them this last week, given the flowers are touching cloth* I'll probably strip that off on Sunday given the week ahead looks a little milder.

They've all copped some Seasol and Osmocote last night so they'll be blooming happy with this over cast reprieve today.

How does this not have an asterisk?

wenchbarwer wrote:

Booney wrote:Update :

Corn is delicious! This I can say from 5 or 6 attempts is easily the best corn I've grown. I'll admit they're thirsty ( Mrs Boon hasn't got the water bill yet ) and they aren't prolific producers but what I've had have been girthy, juicy and plump all the way to the tip.

Tomatoes are coming* in thick and fast. Cherry's on one bush that's now over 2m tall are about 12-15 a day with 30-40 looming up behind them. The larger fruit is on another plant that has stalled at around 600mm high ( planted with the cherry's ) but the fruit is amazing, must be 15-20 plump ones and I take 2-3 a night off there. The third plant set in about 4 weeks later I counted 60+ flowers last night on around 8 trusses and there's 12-15 that are coming along nicely, they might have some ready by tomorrow.

I've driven some 2100mm star droppers in the ground and draped 50% block out shade cloth over them this last week, given the flowers are touching cloth* I'll probably strip that off on Sunday given the week ahead looks a little milder.

They've all copped some Seasol and Osmocote last night so they'll be blooming happy with this over cast reprieve today.

How does this not have an asterisk?

Coz it’s fact!