Allotment end-September | Time in the sun, salvaging tomatoes & building a new bed (almost for free)

[@DianaFoster-z1c]

17.03 have you tried putting them in a basket with a banana.? Mine ripened in about a week. Mum xxx

[@rachelfosterdiy]

Great tip! I will remember this for future :)

[@myrustygarden]

My tomatoes all by end of September were manually ripened in either newspaper or banana in a brown bag method. It’s Oct 😱 where did the year go. But I don’t mind this time of year as I have lots of jobs to get done. I am going to try a lot of dwarf tomatoes next year. I don’t grow a lot in winter as last year we dropped to minus 14c even in the poly. Great update Rachel, Ali 🌞🇨🇦

[@rachelfosterdiy]

Oh wow! -14C is cold!! I can imagine it is very difficult to grow anything in the winter. Xx

[@rachelfosterdiy]

How have you been getting on with your gardens this week? Please leave me a comment, I love reading about everything you have going on where you are Xx

[@johnking-ht5ez]

My Tomatoes have been rubbish this year but Chillis are great. I am in Greenwich South East London.

[@rachelfosterdiy]

I didn't grow any chillies this year but they are on the list for 2025!