Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA black carry tray of tomato seedlings in red plastic cups standing on gravel, small white labels among them, mown lawn and a second tray behind.Week of 8 JuneFive black fabric grow bags of young tomato plants on a green wire shelf, each with a green stake and a small handwritten label, with cardboard boxes and blue bins behind.Week of 8 JuneBlack fabric grow bags of young tomato plants set out across rough mown grass, a hose and spray wand coiled in the foreground and a green garden cart at the left edge.Week of 22 JuneA young tomato plant staked to a green metal rod in a black fabric grow bag, a handwritten label in the perlite-flecked soil, plastic storage boxes on the timber wall behind.Week of 22 JuneA ribbed green tomato hanging from a hairy stem with foliage above it, the stem tied to a green stake with green twine over straw mulch, a handwritten label below.Week of 29 JuneA young tomato plant on a green metal stake in a straw-mulched grow bag, a truss of small green fruit above and a handwritten label propped in the straw.Week of 29 JuneA young tomato plant on a green stake in a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, a small truss of green fruit above and a handwritten label in the straw.Week of 29 JuneA tomato plant staked between two green rods in a straw-mulched grow bag, small green fruit at the top and a handwritten label below, more bags beyond.Week of 29 JuneA ribbed green tomato hanging beside a green metal stake in a straw-mulched grow bag, a handwritten label propped in the straw below.Week of 6 JulyA truss of three green tomatoes on a plant staked with a green metal rod, straw-mulched grow bags receding behind under a white overcast sky.Week of 6 JulyThree green tomatoes hanging in a cluster from a plant in a straw-mulched fabric grow bag, a green metal stake behind and rows of grow bags in the grass beyond.Week of 6 JulyA tomato plant carrying a small truss of green fruit above a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, a handwritten label at its base and rows of more bags stretching away behind.Week of 6 JulyA single ribbed green tomato on a leaning vine above a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, a handwritten card propped in the straw and green netting behind.Week of 20 JulyThree pale green tomatoes hanging on a truss above a black fabric grow bag of straw mulch, with red-orange mulch and a white label behind.Week of 20 JulyThree green tomatoes clustered low on a plant in a black fabric grow bag, straw and pine needles beneath them, with red-orange mulch and more pots in the sun behind.Week of 20 JulyA green tomato swelling on the vine with a smaller one beside it, black fabric grow bags on green netting behind and a broad path of red-orange mulch to the side.Week of 20 JulyA cluster of green tomatoes on a plant in a black fabric grow bag, straw mulch below and red-orange mulch behind, with an orange flower blurred at the edge.Week of 20 JulyTwo green tomatoes hanging low on a plant tied to a dark green stake, straw mulch filling the black fabric grow bag below and red-orange mulch beyond.Week of 24 AugustThree large pale green tomatoes in a tight cluster on one hairy truss, smooth and round with the calyx spread flat across each crown, above straw mulch and a written plant label.
