Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneA tomato plant staked with a bamboo cane in a black fabric grow bag, its lower leaves shading dark compost, a white label pushed in at the front.Week of 15 JuneA wooden plant label in green marker tied to a bamboo cane among tomato foliage, a small green fruit just visible behind it in bright sun.Week of 22 JuneThree green tomatoes on the vine beside a bamboo stake tied with green twine, large leaves closing around them.Week of 29 JuneGreen tomatoes at several sizes hanging on plants supported by a bamboo cane and metal stakes, sunlight coming through the leaves from behind.Week of 6 JulyA green tomato ripening low on the vine among leaves and a bamboo cane, with a dark green wire fence, grow bags and trees blurred behind.Week of 6 JulyGreen tomatoes hanging on thick pale stems seen from below, a bamboo cane and a wire support ring beside them, with green netting and staked plants blurred behind.Week of 6 JulyGreen tomatoes at several sizes hanging among thick pale stems, seen from inside the plant, with cage wire and green netting showing through the leaves.Week of 20 JulyA row of tall tomato plants tied to bamboo canes and green stakes, green fruit hanging low in the foliage, with mown grass and a hose reel beyond.Week of 20 JulyA large ribbed orange beefsteak tomato and a smaller yellow-green one standing on a dark desk mat beside an open laptop, a mouse to the right.Week of 20 JulyA tomato half-hidden by leaves, green at the shoulder and turning orange below, hanging among thick stems with red-orange mulch on the ground behind.Week of 20 JulyA tall tomato plant in a black fabric grow bag mulched with straw and staked with bamboo canes, one large green fruit above and a yellowing ripening one below.Week of 10 AugustA green tomato from directly above on a pale wooden surface, healed cracks radiating from the stem scar across its shoulders.
