The Estate said:

Wow, that’s so pretty.. so much greenery!!!

I try to make it an edible feature in the back yard LOL

Well done Thee!! Enjoy your tommies :)

I am LOL

The Estate said:

Cool. Your garden looks so lush! I am finally getting some ripe tommies as well…Cherry Cerise (from my daughter’s seeds), Amish Paste and Tigerella.

As a matter of interest, what is the consensus on when to pick them? Ripen fully on the vine or ripen indoors? I have been doing a bit of both, but not sure which is the best way to go.

I’m inclining towards ripening indoors to reduce fruit fly attack. (ie pick when the fruit shows the first blush of colour)..looks as if there are some fruit fly around

I let mine ripen on the bush and pick as needed, but then I dont have any bugs attacking mine ATM

The Estate said:

I let mine ripen on the bush and pick as needed, but then I dont have any bugs attacking mine ATM

Yeah they probably have better flavour vine-ripened I would guess.

I think they do, but then again any tommie out of your own garden tastes better LOL

The Estate said:

I think they do, but then again any tommie out of your own garden tastes better LOL

They sure do!
As much a mess as my tomato bushes are ,and hard to find lol, ( they fell over and took the fence with them) they are just beautiful eating.. hubby and I just made ourselves a cheese and vege platter for lunch , a bowl of cherry tomatoes , capsicums, cucs, cheeses, pate, crackers ect, and it was so yummy, we decided to not put everything away and we will finish if off for tea tonight :)

Yummo, I brought a nice red big juicy one to work and had it on toast for breakie

The Estate said:

Yummo, I brought a nice red big juicy one to work and had it on toast for breakie

I just had cheese and tigerella tomatoes on my soy andn linseed bread that I baked yesterday! Yummo

Cant get much healthier than that Anne !

The Estate said:

Cant get much healthier than that Anne !

Of course the cheese was lo-fat…haven’t got into making my own cheese though…it looks a little too much effort

i love that little windmill.

Anne i like to ripen indoors.

veg gardener said:

i love that little windmill.

Thanks Veggie, I found that one at work and have another one under the peach tree up the front :)

The Estate said:

Cant get much healthier than that Anne !

Sorry hit submit instead of back…

Congratulations Thee! They do add a splash (some dots?) of colour amongst all that green

:)