Friday brought some much needed rain for the plot and the garden. The rain was heaviest in the morning and caused some local flooding in the usual locations. By the end of the day the total came to 17.8mm. Our new shed roof repairs will have been tested to the full.
On our last visit to the plot we picked some tomatoes which are now starting to crop much better. We've certainly got a heavy crop but they’re going to need a decent September to fully ripen.
This is a selection of the varieties we picked. Pink Wonder have split more than the other sorts and I put the splitting of the skins down to irregular watering but I don’t make trips to the plot just to water my tomatoes they just have to accept going from a good soaking to drying out. As most of them will be used to make tomato sauce for use throughout winter a few split skins isn't too much of a problem.
Chopped and roasted ready for packing into containers and freezing for stews, casseroles, curries and pasta sauces.
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I can't remember the last time we had persistent heavy rain like yesterday, it continued throughout the day here. Those roasted tomatoes are going to make some very tasty dishes throughout winter. I think I'm going to have to do the same with some of mine. Do you open freeze them after roasting or just freeze in containers?
ReplyDeleteI just put them straight into containers and freeze,
DeleteThank you. I'll do the same then, they should liven up some meals during winter.
DeleteStill haven't had that much rain here in the southwest. What wonderful tomato varieties you have. Are you growing them in a greenhouse? I'm guessing you are. And it's a great idea to roast them and freeze them. Although I'm pretty much out of freezer space now - this first year of allotmenting has amazed me with the amount of produce there is!
ReplyDeleteYes they're picked from our greenhouse on the plot. I usually like to try a few different varieties each year. There's just so many to choose from. We are almost out of freezer space too.Perhaps I might be able to squeeze in a few more tomatoes for good measure!
Deletelovely post Martin
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda
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