The warm,wet summer, especially July and August, has transformed this -
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The tomato plants have enjoyed all that rain and grown so big and heavy that now they fall over, with even the slightest breath of wind.
---------How to solve the problem------------
Years of not recycling the tyres from our metros - someone knew they would be useful one day. We picked up the plants - pot, plant saucer and all - and placed them inside two stacked tyres. The tomato plants no longer fall over.
There is just one remaining problem. August was so wet and unsunny that we have lots of green tomatoes that need long, warm days to ripen.
Has anyone a recipe for green tomato chutney?
-------- to this ------
The tomato plants have enjoyed all that rain and grown so big and heavy that now they fall over, with even the slightest breath of wind. 
---------How to solve the problem------------
Years of not recycling the tyres from our metros - someone knew they would be useful one day. We picked up the plants - pot, plant saucer and all - and placed them inside two stacked tyres. The tomato plants no longer fall over.
There is just one remaining problem. August was so wet and unsunny that we have lots of green tomatoes that need long, warm days to ripen.
Has anyone a recipe for green tomato chutney?
2 comments:
I was just listening to a cooking program, and someone called in to ask about green tomatoes. The host suggested (along with chutney) that green tomatoes can be used two ways: raw, or vey cooked. She said you can use them in salads, and in the southern U.S. they slice them, coat them in eggs and cornmeal, and fry them.
What a great way to recycle - the tires that is. Hope you get enough sun yet this year.
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