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We will have seven varieties of tomato plants available at the markets from tomorrow. See below for details…
Phil has gone crazy with his tomato plants this year!!! We have had them available at the markets for the last couple of weeks but this weekend we will have an abundance!
It is the perfect time to be planting them and this year we have two varieties available. Minibelle – a cherry tomato variety and Zola – a beef steak type variety. We have chosen these after many years of testing different varieties including heirlooms. These two varieties seem to be the easiest and most low maintenance to grow. Both are dwarfing varieties so no stringing or lateraling!!! YAY!!! All you need to do is keep them watered everyday and feed them every so often (Nitrosol or something similar is perfect). However for those of you that like to potter away in the garden stringing and laterling we will have six other varieties available from Labour weekend.
We keep them in large pots on the deck right beside the bbq along with a couple of pots of basil (we will have basil available from Labour weekend – a bit too cold in Auckland still, our seeds have just germinated!). Yum! Imagine the meals that you can make!!!
You will need to allow about 1m2 around the pot or garden as the laterals will shoot out to this area. The plants in our experience produce heaps of fruit.
Come and see us at Mairangi Bay, Clevedon, Britomart and Howick this weekend. Feel free to ask questions as we will be more that happy to help. Phil will be at the Mairangi Bay and Clevedon markets. He is the tomato expert!!! Check out this link to find out why http://www.clevedonherbsproduce.com/who-we-are/
Here are some photos from last year’s crop’s
Check out the Britomart Farmers Market’s latest newsletter…
Just a quick note to say that we will be at all the markets tomorrow (Howick, Britomart and Mairangi Bay) no matter if it is rain, hail or shine.
The Britomart market will most likely be indoors tomorrow in the Union Fish Building. Our stall will be situated just outside the building. Please see below for more information.
We have been picking and packing all the herbs and produce in torrential rain today! Quite a bit of flooding around the property and the gutters on our original greenhouse which was built in 1984 didn’t cope very well with so much rain. Quite a large puddle or should I say Olympic size swimming pool has appeared! Hopefully it will disappear tomorrow.
Our Grapefruit tree is laden with fruit that have just turned so we will be selling ‘Marmalade Grapefruit’ for the next couple of weeks. The reason why they are ‘marmalade grapefruit’ is because the fruit still has quite a sharp tangy flavour which is perfect for marmalade but not so perfect for eating the fruit as it is.
