tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post3539287737353090793..comments2023-12-27T17:26:35.546+00:00Comments on A Smaller and Simpler Life: The Tomato Plants Have Left the BuildingSue http://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-1088165244514832192022-05-30T13:28:31.751+01:002022-05-30T13:28:31.751+01:00Don't we as food growers and gardeners always ...Don't we as food growers and gardeners always tell ourselves that we will make it easier for ourselves 'next year' ... I need to listen to myself a bit more :-)<br /><br />When I saw that my tomato food cost more than a refugee has for food for a full week food I was very sad!!Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-64137706869604048852022-05-30T13:26:01.683+01:002022-05-30T13:26:01.683+01:00It's a relief to get everything in isn't i...It's a relief to get everything in isn't it, but oh the worry for the first couple of nights. It's like packing your small child off to school for the first day ;-)Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-85796537871457463712022-05-30T13:24:58.986+01:002022-05-30T13:24:58.986+01:00I was shocked to read in my information pack and o...I was shocked to read in my information pack and online that there were babies born in the refugee camps in Syria that are now adults. Imagine over 18 years of living this way and trying to improve things for yourself when this is all that you have known.<br /><br />I think tomato plants are a lot hardier than I have thought in the past, even those small ones ... which I deemed as slightly 'sacrificial' ... have acclimatised very well to the erratic temperature changes we have had recently.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-25190318872695374102022-05-29T11:38:02.442+01:002022-05-29T11:38:02.442+01:00Your potatoes and toms look in great condition and...Your potatoes and toms look in great condition and you are right - growing from seed really screws up holidays early in the season. I told myself I wouldn't do much this year . . . and of course the greenhouse has been full to bursting and I've not been away in the van. Definitely need to learn from this because it is not the right balance.<br /><br />And as for balance - your quick food shop vs. the Ration Pack. Puts anything I might be grumbling about today rather into perspective. xxBag End Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06190496929132717769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-76946413000910023622022-05-29T06:33:36.200+01:002022-05-29T06:33:36.200+01:00No, it's not. It's just when the weather ...No, it's not. It's just when the weather is better and the holidays are cheaper too, because the children are at school still. xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-40995239447830666832022-05-28T22:53:42.536+01:002022-05-28T22:53:42.536+01:00Garden is in, both veggies and flowers..... Now I ...Garden is in, both veggies and flowers..... Now I just hope it does not get really cold once again.<br /><br />I definitely see the difference.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-48800095183395581032022-05-28T19:55:34.514+01:002022-05-28T19:55:34.514+01:00We've had our tomato plants in the ground at t...We've had our tomato plants in the ground at the allotment for a couple of weeks now and they are doing well. Yours look good too. I do hope the weather doesn't turn too cold because it will stop everything growing, won't it :( Your potato plants are really shooting up as well!<br /><br />Yes, I can see what you mean about the rations, Sue, they seem so meagre, dull and boring but they must be a literal lifeline to refugees. It's horrible that the people don't know how long they will have to live off the same diet for. I would be craving fruit, tomatoes, peas and salad stuff. Oh, and potatoes.....<br />Well done on the brilliant total raised so far.Pensive Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753467730053378848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-51289185030817218772022-05-28T15:17:54.003+01:002022-05-28T15:17:54.003+01:00Perhaps those pots will move back into the shed to...Perhaps those pots will move back into the shed tonight if it goes very cool. The other ones in the planter have hardened off remarkably well though.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-76202476571328543442022-05-28T15:17:03.924+01:002022-05-28T15:17:03.924+01:00My little tomato plants got so leggy because of ou...My little tomato plants got so leggy because of our holiday and them being ruthlessly abandoned, it's not easy to get holidays in at this time of the year if you are a grower of any sort is it. The reason I only every buy British grown strawberries and mostly just at this time of the year is the flavour, gosh these were worth waiting for.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-63531070686443535432022-05-28T15:11:06.053+01:002022-05-28T15:11:06.053+01:00A few very cool nights predicted here, have got my...A few very cool nights predicted here, have got my fleece ready!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501869780961229827.post-75708836225458776312022-05-28T14:25:58.352+01:002022-05-28T14:25:58.352+01:00I haven't even started with my tomatoes yet. ...I haven't even started with my tomatoes yet. I'm getting bedding plants after next weekend. You'd think I would remember not to book holidays at such an awkward time by now, wouldn't you?<br />Strawberries are much nicer now, aren't they? More flavour. xxJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116524003944939298noreply@blogger.com