Tomato Heaven - The Cherry Tomato Taste Test

Like many things in the potager this year, the tomato growth has been erratic and slow.  Until July, that is, when the blistering temperatures resulted in an eruption of growth and, thankfully, also a huge amount of setting fruit.  I've been removing the lower leaves ever since to keep the air flowing and hope to avoid the blight.  For that reason, I do spray with Bordeaux Mixture (the blue speckles visible on some of the fruit) as I know from experience that otherwise we may lose the lot, possibly before any fruit has ripened.

 I have as usual grown far too many varieties - 13 - but this is a tiny amount compared to what I would like to grow!

Sweet Chilli Sauce

Now that the garlic and shallots have been harvested and the first chillies are fruiting - only a month late thanks to the non-event which was spring 2013 - it's time to make a first batch of sweet chilli sauce.  The first up are the fatalii, hardly unexpected as the plant was over-wintered indoors and then put back outside in May.

This sauce isn't a long-term keeper, not that it would survive long in this household anyway, but one to eat fresh.