Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 22 JuneA tomato plant tied to a bamboo cane in a black fabric grow bag, a handwritten label in the dark compost, rows of grow bags and dry grass behind.Week of 22 JuneThe upper stems of a tomato plant leaning against a bamboo cane, a small cluster of pale yellow flowers opening at the fork, black fabric grow bags and dry ground blurred behind.Week of 29 JuneA single ribbed green tomato hanging at the centre of a sprawling plant, black fabric grow bags and straw mulch in the sunlit background.Week of 6 JulyA leggy tomato plant tied to a bamboo cane topped with a handwritten label card, framed by green trellis netting, with rows of black fabric grow bags on dry ground behind.Week of 13 JulyGreen tomatoes hanging on a truss among tall foliage tied to bamboo canes with green twine, red-orange mulch and black grow bags spread out behind.Week of 20 JulyA large pale yellow-green tomato ripening on the vine among ferny leaves, several more fruits behind it, with red-orange mulch and a bamboo cane in the background.Week of 24 AugustTwo large round green tomatoes hanging close together from a thick hairy stem against green trellis netting, the foliage around them heavily marked with dark spots and yellowing.
