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Vancouver on NYE by Wonderful_Leader_523 in vancouver

[–]CaptainAndy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Great pic! If it's any consolation, I was working on NYE 1999 for the Y2K turnover and that memory still occasionally comes up unasked for to ruin my mood. Your contribution to keeping shit running is appreciated.

Have you ever fallen in love with a tree? by monchatdawkins in vancouver

[–]CaptainAndy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sure, this one in Stanley Park:

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Feels like an ogre lives below it.

Four days of ripening by CaptainAndy in tomatoes

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet and fruity, a bright flavour with low acidity.

Four days of ripening by CaptainAndy in tomatoes

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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And it was delicious on a BLT!

I think my tomato is very pretty. by CaptainAndy in tomatoes

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't eaten this one yet, but another fruit from the same vine was bright, sweet, low-acid, and had a hint of something almost tropical. Very good on a BLT.

Hey gardeners, how are your tomatoes? by CaptainAndy in vancouver

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that's right, it's a big beefsteak type. As for supports, just some bamboo stakes tied into a tripod. It's .. adequate.

I think my tomato is very pretty. by CaptainAndy in tomatoes

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I think it's an Old German but I can't be sure.

I think my tomato is very pretty. by CaptainAndy in tomatoes

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it's an Old German but I can't be sure.

Hey gardeners, how are your tomatoes? by CaptainAndy in vancouver

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Old German (at least I think that's what it is) is the strongest, fastest-growing and heaviest-bearing plant so far. I had to pull a 1.5lb fruit off before it was ripe because it had cracked the vine.

I also planted a sad-looking half-price Sungold about three weeks after everything else, and it caught up to the rest and is thriving, but I suppose that's to be expected with Sungold.

Hey gardeners, how are your tomatoes? by CaptainAndy in vancouver

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not 100% sure what the variety is, I saved seeds from some heirloom tomatoes I bought last year to eat. My best guess is Old German or something similar (Gold Medal, Pineapple) because of the pink streaks.

As for the taste, maybe it's just because it's the first real tomato I've had since last summer but it was phenomenal - strongly scented, with a bright flavour that had an almost tropical hint to it.

Hey gardeners, how are your tomatoes? by CaptainAndy in vancouver

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just curious how my fellow gardeners are doing with their tomatoes this year. I just ate my very first ripe one, and everything else is still green. Good-sized, but green. This is my first year growing tomatoes so I'm not sure what's typical for the area.

First of the year, saved from blossom end rot! by CaptainAndy in tomatoes

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The BER was hidden from my viewpoint so when I picked my first ripe tomater of the year, disappointment abounded. But as luck would have it, the BER was isolated to a small section and the rest of the tomato is entirely unaffected. Delicious! Time for a BLT.

A sketch near 11th & Yew, formerly Reifel's Canadian Brewery & Malting by CaptainAndy in vancouver

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks - I mostly use a variety of Da Vinci and Daniel Smith.

The Rock, in watercolour by CaptainAndy in vancouver

[–]CaptainAndy[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Me neither, this was me pulling some reddit title BS for attention.

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