[Springlands]

Toms still very green - not a sign of them turning and now the weather has gone downhill. 

Green Tom chutney is yum though!

It just might come to that. 

[devonbarmygardener]

Toms still very green - not a sign of them turning and now the weather has gone downhill. 

I'm the same Springy
The tiny 'gartenperle' are ripening, but anything bigger...

[Annen]

I've got 3 black russian tomatoes with one fruit between them.  All the others have set okay, but the black russian flowers have just fallen off.


The two outside gardeners delight are starting to turn red and the 100s&1000s are getting going.  Bambino and marmande still green.

[cadalot]

I have this feeling that there is going to be a lot of green tomato chutney made as the toms that are showing are small and well, green - nothing orange or red at all 

[Beetroot queen]

We are only getting odd ones yet the bushes are dripping in flowers and green fruits.

[compostqueen]

I think we always have this "they won't ripen in time" thing going on but it seems that they generally come good in the end.

Still, just had one ripe tomato so far.  I live in hope. Ever the optimist 

I've got plenty of tomatoes on, and some are a good size, but I'm trying to avoid keep checking them. They seem to ripen when they're ignored 

[JayG]

Can't remember precisely but there's no way my toms are behind where they were this time last year.

Plenty of time for ripening - it's just the every-present worry about the "B" word that might yet make things a bit challenging.

I know a few have already been affected but dare I say that even that problem isn't as widespread as this time last year, and even when some of mine did cop it I managed to ripen most of the fruit indoors. 

[surbie100]

I've got a tigerella on the turn - whoooooop!!!

All the rest are determinedly green, but seeing something change colour makes a lot of difference.

[compostqueen]

Tigerella was first up at our house. The second one looks like it's going to be a Tiger too.  It's like waiting for Christmas 

[MrsLev]

Not well! It's not so much of the lack of red that's bothering me (although obviously it is!) it's the fact that they're tiny compared to previous years and if anything I've been more vigilant with the feed whereas in the past the plants were lucky to get a feed twice over the season! They're turning orange but are just bigger than a Cherry Tom. These Gardeners delight are not delighting me this year!

[Fairy Plotmother]

Not well! It's not so much of the lack of red that's bothering me (although obviously it is!) it's the fact that they're tiny compared to previous years and if anything I've been more vigilant with the feed whereas in the past the plants were lucky to get a feed twice over the season! They're turning orange but are just bigger than a Cherry Tom. These Gardeners delight are not delighting me this year!

that sounds like my Gardener's delight. Mine are still very green, but I thought this variety were cherry toms. Sows how much I know!

[mumofstig]

Gardeners Delight are cherry toms, but not the very small 100s & 1000s type 

[JayG]

Gardener's Delight are usually described as a cherry tomato, although I don't think anyone has ever bothered defining how big a cherry is!

My neighbour grows GD every year and they're certainly bigger than the last bag of cherries I bought! 

[MrsLev]

Are they?  Well I'll stop giving them gip then! I'm sure I grew them the year before last and they were bigger but maybe it was just a fluke mutant strain!

[Growster...]

Our 'Sungold' have just got into third gear, and tearing away, with eight or nine at each picking (from 10 GH plants in pots).

I'm seriously thinking of going to seven trusses to take a bet on a continuing summer...

The Gardener's delight are swelling up - we've had just one from the GH, but there's an absolute brute of a 'Black Krim', in the hottest corner of the GH which has moved on to heavy bruise colour, and it frightens me to death every time I see it looking at me..;0)