Monday, August 01, 2005

Everything in the garden is not lovely……

Bad news – disease has taken root in the ancient sod that is the OK Towers back garden.

My humble crop of tomatoes are under a relentless attack from ‘brown blob’ disease. Look under the larger tomatoes and there it is – galloping ‘brown blob’. Great big blobby discs of brown – like Antarctica on the world…. Only brown.

Not good. What are they and can they cross onto other species? Would I want ‘brown blobs’? – As if by magic, I saw an article in a magazine by gardening guru Monty Don…. Which is a double coincidence, because I actually saw the great Monty man in the public bogs at last weeks flower show at Tatton in Cheshire …. Amazing really, a BBC celeb actually going to the bogs and having a slash …. I guess that must mean the Queen farts as well then does it?

Anyway…

As I said, I read Monty’s article on tomato diseases and apparently I am suffering from terminal ‘Blossom End Rot’…..

Anyone got a bell to ring then?

8 comments:

Mike Da Hat said...

Bleedin Monty Don. I don't know how anyone can take him seriously. When in Gods name did he ever become a gardener? And have you noticed he's always buying incredibly expensive plants. So much for those of us gardening on a budget. What he spends on flowers could feed an African state for a year. He makes me so mad... Imposter. Pretender to the throne. Bring back Geof Hamilton. (I know he's dead)

Alfie said...

Agree with you there, Geoff Hamilton was a God with a trowel.....

But take it from me, before Monty became a gardener and TV celeb', he used to design jewelry for the laydees. And if you think his knowledge of all things horticultural is a bit thin - try and have a butchers at his jewelry designs....


Really,really horrible. Dead, dead twee!!!!!!

Laura said...

Hmmm, so I guess that means the end of your blossom is rotting off?

That sounds like it must hurt!

The Crafty Cruiser said...

I am suffering from terminal ‘Blossom End Rot’…..

You must have passed it on to the tomatoes then.

Monty Don - what sort of a fuckin' name is that for a gardener? Eh?
Now then, Bill Sowerbutts, Clay Jones and Bob Flowerdew - them's proper names.

Jennytc said...

It's caused by lack of calcium which, in turn is caused by too little watering. It came up on Radio Wales the other morning, so I thought I would share it with you! Better luck next year.

dearieme said...

When our toms avoid that, they catch the potato blight.

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