Solargrow Growing Diary
Varieties: Ildi, Cristal, Tasty Grill Yellow.
The tomatoes were planted on 11th March 2009. The sweet pepper was added a week later.
Height at planting: Ildi-29cm, Cristal-35cm, Tasty Grill Yellow-30cm.
11th March 2009
The plants are planted into the Solargrow in the greenhouse.
15th April 2009
The Cristal tomato being the first to fruit is proving to have good company in Ildi, an heirloom variety which is a delicious, miniature pear-shaped tomato borne in floriferous bunches.
13th May 2009
Growth is spectacular and plenty of fruit are beginning to set.
17th June 2009
The first fruit have been harvested from Ildi. These delicious, sweet, yellow tomatoes are great for lunchboxes. Cristal, meanwhile is producing some lovely big, red tomatoes. AGM awarded Cristal forms part of the RHS collection of vegetables.
15th July 2009
Ildi continues to produce hundreds of small, sweet tomatoes!
21st August 2009 (week 24)
Cristal has really come on in the last month or so with plenty of fruit ripening. Tasty Grill Yellow is almost 6ft tall!
17th September 2009 (week 28)
While there hasn't been much harvesting over the past couple of weeks, all three plants are covered in unripe fruit and flowers so there'll be plenty more to come.
7th October 2009 (week 31)
The final fruit have been harvested and the system dismantled. Total yields have been recorded.