Gardens at Mathews

Tomato ‘Eva Purple Ball’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

A spindly tomato plant in a black square pot on a potting bench, its leaves pale and curling, seed trays around it and a handwritten pepper label lying on the bench beside it.
Week of 29 JuneA spindly tomato plant in a black square pot on a potting bench, its leaves pale and curling, seed trays around it and a handwritten pepper label lying on the bench beside it.
A young tomato plant in a straw-mulched fabric grow bag, its leaves thin and sparse on a leaning stem, a small handwritten label lying in the straw at the front.
Week of 6 JulyA young tomato plant in a straw-mulched fabric grow bag, its leaves thin and sparse on a leaning stem, a small handwritten label lying in the straw at the front.
A round green tomato hanging beside a green metal stake, straw mulch below, with flattened cardboard and red-orange bark spread between black grow bags behind.
Week of 13 JulyA round green tomato hanging beside a green metal stake, straw mulch below, with flattened cardboard and red-orange bark spread between black grow bags behind.
Green tomatoes hanging on a plant in a straw-topped fabric grow bag beside a green stake, a white label pushed into the straw and a tray of hand-labelled white paper packets beyond.
Week of 3 AugustGreen tomatoes hanging on a plant in a straw-topped fabric grow bag beside a green stake, a white label pushed into the straw and a tray of hand-labelled white paper packets beyond.

What happened

Crop
Tomato
Variety
Eva Purple Ball
Sown
29 June 2026 (approximate)
First harvest
7 August 2026
Number picked
2
Total picked
0.18 lb
Status
harvested

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