The rain has finally arrived and I expect to see more plants flowering in the days ahead. For now, I’m really happy to see flowers on the tomato plants — especially as the fruit is so sweet.
Isn’t it a bit late for tomatoes? Mine did in fact carry on late into autumn, but usually they have finished by August. I’m not going to grow as many this year, but I do like to pick tomatoes from the vine, they are so much more sweet and tasty.
I haven’t planted a garden in years but am thinking of it this spring. Maybe a small one on my deck. Just feeling the need to my hands back in the dirt . . .
There is quite a lot of evidence that gardening (even if it’s tending a couple of pot plants) is good for our mental health. And you get fresh food and environmental benefits. Garden centres here are running out of seedlings, seeds, etc as people look for ways to improve food security and spend their newly acquired time at home.
Are these tomato flowers? They are so pretty!
We have only had a couple of tomato plants, which only flowered and produced a couple of fruit each – I don’t recall our flowers so beautiful!
They are really tiny — so when other flowers are around, tomato flowers don’t really catch the eye. We don’t have much else flowering at the moment, and am trying to find beauty and hope wherever I can.
I hear you. Sometimes when there is so much going on, it is easy to miss the little awesome things that happen. It is a good exercise to find the joy in the obscure – I find it helps me refocus.
Looks promising!
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That’s a beautiful shot!
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Thank you 🙏
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Wow! A super floral composition, Su!
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Thank you Peter 🙏
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Lovely Su.
Leslie xoxo
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Looks as though you will just get another crop before winter.
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Hope so. We’ve only got tomatoes in pots this year, so the numbers have been quite small
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My tomatoes didn’t do so well this year, but will try again. Plant them around Easter
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Well captured, Su. What’s not to love about home produce. Excellent season for tomatoes with the lack of humidity this summer.
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Yippee. ❤
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Isn’t it a bit late for tomatoes? Mine did in fact carry on late into autumn, but usually they have finished by August. I’m not going to grow as many this year, but I do like to pick tomatoes from the vine, they are so much more sweet and tasty.
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We tend to get tomatoes and peppers well into autumn. It’s still 22-25 degrees during the day here.
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I’m living in the wrong country!
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A lovely shot. And today will be a baking day. Didn’t I invite you to tea tomorrow? 😉
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You didn’t invite me…..
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Oh yes, you’re invited. Of course you are! Just wait and see. Sue devised the challenge, which is why she gets a mention at this stage.
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🤩😃💝
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Tomatoes in the making….. I am salivating…. what a promising start!
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Hurray for ☔️ and 🍅 to come!!!
Beautiful photo, Su. So promising!
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Thanks so much Del
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De nada, Sweet One. xx
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Your photo is absolutely breathtaking. Who ever would have thought that humble tomato flowers could look so stunning!
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Thank you. Not feeling inclined to go out much, I suspect the minutiae of my garden is going to come under increasing photographic scrutiny!
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Good sense, sister!
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Lovely! I’m very excited that my little lemon tree is flowering for the first time. 🙂 🙂
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Woo hoo. I love when our citrus is in season.
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I haven’t planted a garden in years but am thinking of it this spring. Maybe a small one on my deck. Just feeling the need to my hands back in the dirt . . .
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There is quite a lot of evidence that gardening (even if it’s tending a couple of pot plants) is good for our mental health. And you get fresh food and environmental benefits. Garden centres here are running out of seedlings, seeds, etc as people look for ways to improve food security and spend their newly acquired time at home.
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I believe it! It’s better than therapy.
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I have a card somewhere that says that — “and you get to keep the tomatoes.” 🙂
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Are these tomato flowers? They are so pretty!
We have only had a couple of tomato plants, which only flowered and produced a couple of fruit each – I don’t recall our flowers so beautiful!
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They are really tiny — so when other flowers are around, tomato flowers don’t really catch the eye. We don’t have much else flowering at the moment, and am trying to find beauty and hope wherever I can.
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I hear you. Sometimes when there is so much going on, it is easy to miss the little awesome things that happen. It is a good exercise to find the joy in the obscure – I find it helps me refocus.
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Awesome shot! By the way, what flower is it?
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They are tomato flowers.
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