On 13/08/2013 4:25 PM, sf wrote:

>> Can you grow your own there? Tomatoes are almost foolproof. The only
>> real tricks involved are to stake them so the fruit does not sit on the
>> ground and rot, and to get only a couple plants each of different types
>> of tomatoes. Different types of tomatoes have different characteristics
>> and ripen at different times. That will give you a crop over a longer
>> period of time rather than having a sudden deluge of tomatoes.
>
> Tomatoes need heat and water. I can't grow them, not enough heat to
> make produce enough fruit to make it worth the bother.
>


Pity. They grow well in lots of cool places. As much as I like them they
don't really agree with me. I don't bother with them in the winter when
they are like rubber balls, but I always plant a about a dozen plants in
my garden. I have too many fond memories of making tomato sandwiches
with tomatoes still warm from the garden.