Garden Diary – Tomato bonanza, there’s even enough for soup!

It’s the peak of the tomato season and those of you that have followed the gardens progress will know my dream before moving here was to grow enough tomatoes to make soup. Well this years tomato bonanza is certainly providing enough for soup, sauce, salad and anything else we can think of that uses tomatoes.

The raspberries are starting to ramp up and we’ve had another first of the season with the first ripe pear. My hand was dripping with pear juice as I peeled it ready to share. I think the acting head gardener has eared the right to share the first one!

It was a pretty good weather week with an unusually lovely August bank holiday weekend. Hot enough for sun cream most of the time. With a few grey skies and some pretty gusty wind, but everything seems to have survived and there are still more flowers coming out.

Monday 26th August 2024

#MagentaMonday with some yellow to show it off 🌿🌼💕🌼💕🌼🌿
Salvia 💕, Rudbeckia🌼 & Chrysanths💛
#flowers #gardening #BankHolidayMonday

Happy bank holiday Monday if you’re in the UK 🌿💕🌼💙
Lovely sunny morning, but cloudy now ☀️☁️
Hope you’re all managing more gardening than me, I’m still on light duties with my back 🙁🌸 Nice little wanders around the garden & little sits in the greenhouse
#gardening #Flowers

Tuesday 27th August 2024

In between the grey skies we’ve had some lovely blue skies 💙 this extended weekend
This is the view up through the olive tree when sitting on my recliner. Something that’s not been sat on for a fair few years 😁 🌿💙🌿
#TuesdayBlue #BlueTuesday #Mygarden #blueskies

Ripe for the picking 😋💕🌿
Can I tempt you to autumn fruiting Raspberry ‘Polka’, it’s delish!!! 💕💕💕
#fruit #kitchengarden #growyourown #gyo

Wednesday 28th August 2024

Mary Rose having a final little flush a few days ago, before being bashed by the weather #RoseWednesday
#finalflush #flowers #roses

Before we moved here I always dreamed of growing enough tomatoes to make soup. Well dreams sometimes come true 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🌿
#keepdreaming #growyourown #tomatotuesday #kitchengarden #keepbelieving

I have an interesting mutation on my dahlia, even the centre has the discolouration 🌿
Mr hoverfly says, he’s not bothered though 🐝
#dahlialove #DailyDahlia #Dahlia #mutations

Thursday 29th August 2024

Tomato ‘Brandywine’ 🍅🌿

Potato shaped leaves🌿 beautiful flowers 🌼 enormous fruit 🍅 that tastes delicious 😋 & heritage seeds that come true every year meaning free plants!
They make the best sauce & the best tomato salad 🍅🍅
#tomato #growyourown #heritageseeds

Friday 30th August 2024

Happy Friday morning, especially for the workers out there! 💐
I’m still recovering at home after my back accident so hardly know what day it is 🙃
The suns out, blue skies, the sedums are nearly flowering so happy days 🌿🌸🤗
#flowersonfriday #flowers #FridayFeelings

Saturday 31st August 2024

Good morning, a sunny Saturday is upon us again! 🤗
Although still being off work I have no idea what day it is 🤷‍♀️
What do you think of this Aubergine/Eggplant flower? 🌸
Wishing you a good day 🌿🌸☀️
#flowers #aubergine #eggplant #growyourown #kitchengarden

More of the big boys are ripening now 🍅🍅🍅
The freezer is filling up with yummy tomato sauce to last through the winter 🌿
#tomatoes #growyourown #kitchengarden #scratchcooking

The first pear of the season is ripe & juicy 🍐😋
Today pear ‘Beth’ is my favourite fruit. I know its only 10 days since I told you it was Victoria plums 🤭 #fickle
#pears #growyourownfruit #kitchengarden

Sunday 1st September 2024

Rudbeckia laciniata ‘Herbstsonne’ is a fabulous 6 foot tall bright yellow edition to the late summer borders 🌿🌼💛
I hope you’ve all had a good weekend. Has anyone got or tried for Oasis tickets?
#SundayYellow #YellowSunday #YellowFlowers #flowers