Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 29 JuneA leggy young tomato plant in a small black pot on a green tarpaulin, a printed nursery label showing red cherry tomatoes tucked into the compost, seed trays and a red toolbox behind.Week of 6 JulyA small tomato plant in a black fabric grow bag mulched with bright straw, a handwritten card label leaning in the straw beside it and clover crowding the bag's rim.Week of 6 JulyA tomato flower truss of small yellow stars and unopened buds on a hairy stem, with red-orange bark mulch and black fabric grow bags beyond.Week of 6 JulyA young tomato plant in a black fabric grow bag over straw mulch, a pink handwritten label at the rim, stone paving and clover to one side.Week of 3 AugustA tall staked tomato plant in yellow flower over red-orange mulch and paving, the wider grow-bag garden and green metal stakes beyond, bags of soil on the lawn and woodland behind.Week of 3 AugustRows of tomato plants in black fabric grow bags on straw and red-orange mulch, green metal stakes and cages rising between them, mown lawn and dense woodland behind.
