One would have trouble bottling them whole too... :)

PP,
I thought they tasted great too. And, considering the effort, they would be $25kg.

Grub, online on his boat, anchored off a harbour beach, no-one around, marvelling at the wonders of modern technology. Incredible!!!!!!

Hope one of your rods goes crazy and upsets your idle wondering :-)

Mantis,

Got a tank full of live bait, a dodgy forecast, a second bottle of wine open or is it the third, the Manly ferry cruising astern, no neighbours, the Bose on 90, which is freakin loud, my partner dancing on the transom, and now, would you believe, there are 20 people with torches wanderinng down to the shore behind the boat doing the night ghost tour of Sydney's historic Quarantine Beach. I love Friday nights. Bose now on 45. I am considerate.

Pic attached is of a bad looking Grub with a fish from last weekend. 13.5kg mahi mahi or dolphin fish. Suffice to say the freezer is full! And yummo. Gret eating. The Sudduth of wild fish.

:)grub, peaking.

Here is a link that might be useful:

Beautiful tommies Patrina. Would go well with Grub's sprat!

"I thought they tasted great too" have you also grown them Grub or did they make it to the Tom festival. If so what was the general consensus for taste. PP are they productive? Gee Grub are you trying to tell us there is more to life than growing Toms and surfing the net?

Good morning Rocky, I mean Boulder,
I grew one of these Erika's. Seedling sent to me by PP and placed in a prime spot in the patch. However, it was really s-l-o-w to set fruit. But when it did they were beauties. Big reds with a great taste. A late-season moderately productive one. I saved seed. Main problem for me was the lateness. While the clusters of two or three reds were growing other varieties of similar vintage were pumping them out.

PPs fruits look fabulous. And why not grow a few late ones? Then you end up with tomatoes like now instead of having to plant a second crop.

Have a great weekend. Grub, typing while wavelets caress the beach behind the boat and the head pounds with perfect timing.

I'd agree with Grub's assessment - they were very slow to set fruit here as well. Huge plant! I was feeling disappointed earlier in the season to see such a big healthy plant with no fruit. But I have several huge fruits now, and they are yummy!

I've got some autumn plants that are giving just a few fruits, but the plants are not gonna last too long - every year my plants get major die back at this time.

In general I like the idea of early, mid and late producing varieties to extend the season as much as possible! At least I'm still getting some decent fruits from Erika d'Australie and a couple others. Meanwhile I'm just harvesting the first peppers - they have been sooo slow this year?!

PP