Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 8 JuneTomato plants in black pots held upright by green wire cages, standing on a timber pallet on grey gravel, with a brown barn, a split-rail fence and mown lawn behind.Week of 22 JuneA heavy cluster of green cherry tomatoes on the truss with yellow flowers still open around them, held by a dark green stake, with blurred foliage and a fence behind.Week of 22 JuneTrusses of small green tomatoes and yellow flowers on hairy stems beneath a green metal cross-piece bound with green twine, broad grey-green leaves catching the sun above them.Week of 22 JuneA tomato plant heavy with clusters of green fruit and small yellow flowers, staked to a bamboo cane and a green metal rod, its black fabric grow bag just visible below.Week of 22 JuneClusters of small green tomatoes and open yellow flowers on hairy green stems, the leaves dark and dusty around them, a black fabric grow bag at the base of the plant.Week of 29 JuneTwo red tomatoes, one yellow-green and one small green one, arranged on a pale wooden board with a pile of freshly picked lettuce behind and a zucchini at the edge.Week of 29 JuneA sprawling cherry tomato plant filling a green wire cage in a black fabric grow bag, small green fruit throughout and yellow flowers still opening, dry grass around the base.Week of 29 JuneTwo tomatoes on a pale wooden board — one still fully green, the other turning, shading from green at the shoulder to dusky red beneath.Week of 29 JuneGreen tomatoes hanging in clusters among bright foliage, a green plastic-coated wire hoop running across the frame, the leaves lit hard by low sun.Week of 6 JulyA bushy cherry tomato plant spilling over a green wire support ring above a black fabric grow bag, dozens of small green fruit among its leaves and mown grass behind.Week of 6 JulyA cluster of small round tomatoes ripening from green to yellow on a bushy plant in a black fabric bag, a green metal stake running up through the foliage in bright sun.Week of 20 JulyTomato plants in black fabric grow bags staked with green metal supports, hung with green fruit at every height, straw mulch below.
