A neighbour was greedy and dismissed his plants when they were little and left them to grow large. Unfortunately they were a baby variety and when they grew big they grew hard and tough. The best time to pick them is when the tassles start to turn brown. If they are a 'grown up' variety then they are also ready when a milky fluid comes out of a kernel when pierced with your nail.
They say that growing plants from seed can be hard but obviously nobody told this little tomato seedling that I spotted in the October autumn sunshine. It has self seeded into a crack in out wall and seems perfectly happy. The frosts wll probably kill it off but in the meantime I'll see how long it lasts.
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