Comments on: Delicious fresh tomatoes

By: Penny

Penny — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 06:04:45 +0000

Hi Anne,
I think it’s been wonderful to have all the rain after years of drought, but it has been a tough season. My tomatoes went in a bit late and with all the cold weather they are just not ripening. Maybe we will have a few hot days in autumn and they will suddenly all ripen. I’ve also had problems with powdery mildew on my zucchinis and pumpkins. I have now pulled then all out and put in some new seeds in the hope that I can get some more before the end of summer.
Bergamot is a herbaceous perennial which means it dies back each autumn and re-shoots again in spring. But there are usually some leaves left above the ground. If you have lost it over the last few years it is likely to be too little water, not too much. It likes a humus rich soil and plenty of water during hot weather. Hope this helps. — PW

By: Anne Hughes

Anne Hughes — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:43:22 +0000

Sorry, I’m not very good at technology. I meant I like the website, not the blog.
Anne H.

By: Anne Hughes

Anne Hughes — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:37:27 +0000

AMS, I assume you’re writing from Victoria. Your friend must REALLY have green fingers because I have just this week got my first baby fruit on tomatoes that were planted in large pots. I’ll admit I haven’t given them potash a la Peter Cundall, but I think our strange weather this summer is the real culprit – no three-day bursts of heat after rain. I’m interested to know what PW thinks about the weather. None of my gardening friends have had a particularly good season either.

I like the blog. By the way, is the bergamot plant an annual? I’ve tried three years in a row and it just disappears. Or have I given it too much water?

Keep up the good work.

Anne Hughes