tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post9104734978366640131..comments2023-09-24T15:08:49.680+02:00Comments on olives and artichokes - a Mediterranean garden: Drought, sunshine and tomatoes slow to ripen / La secheresse, le soleil et les tomates qui murissent lentementchaiselonguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-14198709633269806972009-08-26T22:18:17.328+02:002009-08-26T22:18:17.328+02:00I haven't had a ripe tom yet, though mine were...I haven't had a ripe tom yet, though mine were a bit late going in. Lack of sun is the problem in Cheshire, though!HappyMouffetardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157145094611234176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-82964451588758975612009-08-25T23:03:34.376+02:002009-08-25T23:03:34.376+02:00Thanks to all for your comments. It's strange...Thanks to all for your comments. It's strange to hear from so many different countries and climates that there are problems with tomatoes this year.chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-85910345520232637072009-08-25T19:14:14.770+02:002009-08-25T19:14:14.770+02:00am on the west coast of canada, and my tomatoes se...am on the west coast of canada, and my tomatoes seem to have the same problems.. no blight but slow to ripen, some of them have the black seed when cut open, seems like the seeds have just turned black instead of developing..Roasted Garlicioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556028794687730410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-61488400439721440202009-08-25T18:44:01.893+02:002009-08-25T18:44:01.893+02:00The Romas look fantastic. We have tried many tomat...The Romas look fantastic. We have tried many tomatoes but have always returned to the Roma T., they grow best in our climate, dry and hot! Also the smaller tomatoes like you let rambling* on the floor do well here. this* is a good idea, the vegetable gardener has always difficulties to tame them; I have to tell him and show him your post! Thanks for the barbecue tip. <br />Generally as simpler as better it works. It is still winter here for an other week but summer has jumped over spring with over 30 C, it is very dry and the forecast does not look good with el nino approaching again. We have to water twice a day<br />at the moment. Luckily we have a well. Otherwise we could not cope. We never water the orchard. It is clay soil which keeps the water.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-83807680915385783082009-08-24T20:38:58.957+02:002009-08-24T20:38:58.957+02:00We too have had a funny year for tomatoes. All t...We too have had a funny year for tomatoes. All the Spanish gardeners are complaining. There was a blossom blight early on so the earlies got black bottoms. Now the later ones that take ages to ripen have been got at by something else that looks black when they're cut open. Very strange, and disappointing after all the water and feed they've had.LadyLuzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425624818859182752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-72684954092692525422009-08-24T16:49:25.808+02:002009-08-24T16:49:25.808+02:00It has seemed like a cool August here. Heavy fog a...It has seemed like a cool August here. Heavy fog at night and cool breezes during the day. That seems to be the excuse in my garden for late tomatoes...<br /><br />Hope you get a nice drenching T-storm soon to fill up the resevoir.Michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-14959721139399008732009-08-23T20:43:19.549+02:002009-08-23T20:43:19.549+02:00Can tomatoes have too much sun - I wouldn't ha...Can tomatoes have too much sun - I wouldn't have thought so :-) <br />I assume you don't get tomato blight like we do. All the outdoor tomatoes on the allotments nearby have died.easygardenerhttp://greenforks.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-59827381707031356972009-08-23T08:38:26.866+02:002009-08-23T08:38:26.866+02:00Using bamboo to shade seedlings is a good idea, al...Using bamboo to shade seedlings is a good idea, although we haven't any very near to us. We tend to use gardeners fleece, which does a good job although it has to be weighted down from the wind!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430236104525571846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-46947668274986545022009-08-22T22:21:26.210+02:002009-08-22T22:21:26.210+02:00Hello, I have just found your blog and enjoyed it ...Hello, I have just found your blog and enjoyed it enormously. I do hope your tomatoes ripen and that you get some rain soon.<br /><br />Your resumé says that you escaped from Wales, I did the same thing a very long time ago, from the coal black valleys of south Wales. It's good to be free!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-441141568118034925.post-46370588340893397232009-08-22T20:35:48.847+02:002009-08-22T20:35:48.847+02:00our weather hasn't been very warm so our tomat...our weather hasn't been very warm so our tomatoes are a few weeks behind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778054413371087920noreply@blogger.com