This is probably the best video yet. I just love seeing your Mom, sister, and all of you there. It's wonderful to gather as a family. ❤❤❤ Her place is almost finished and it's beautiful, and full of loving work and memories ❤❤❤
Thank you Carmen! It was a summer of a lot of work but also a lot of family time which was a great balance. At the moment we are rain in! IT has been constant but getting some work done inside. Thank you for your support!
This is not a criticism, just a helpful hint. I see so many many people on CZcams laying laminate flooring without leaving a small gap along the walls for expansion and contraction. You run the risk of your floor buckling, especially if you have big swings in humidity between seasons. The easiest way to leave that small gap is to place some of the large painter's stir sticks on edge along the walls (or a strip of 1/8 plywood) and remove them after the flooring is laid. That leaves a perfect 1/8-inch gap all around. It also helps in laying the flooring square if your walls are uneven. Typically the gap is then covered by baseboard (needless to say one should nail, or glue, baseboard to the WALLS, not FLOOR). Wood products, even laminate, absorb and release moisture so they need to able to move slightly over time. Hope this is helpful to other do-it-yourselfers who may be watching this channel.
Hi Joanne, thank you for your comment. This however isn't laminate where is super important to do what you have mentioned but its LVF and they don't require expansion gaps.
Watch the channel Garden like a Viking. He has a WONDERFUL CALCIUM SOLUTION which is shelf stable for a long time and you use very little. It is very concentrated but no worry it is all organic and cannot harm the plants if you use a bit than required... . You need to use this too on all peppers and chilli's.
Its looking beautiful your mum will be so happy with it when finished you have all worked so hard Simon is a rock he is some builder his work is first class your tomatoes have done well you were late planting but you did well love watching you and Omar
Your craftsmanship is beautiful! You all should be very proud. I love how you've rallied around your mom to support her and make her comfortable in the new space. Hugs to you guys!
We had a poor tomato year in California as well. I'm totally jealous of your San Marzanos. I got nothing from mine. The damage is called blossom end rot and is caused by insufficient calcium. Fluctuating sorry l moisture, like overwatering then drying out makes it worse. Just because I know what causes it doesn't mean that I've been able to prevent it. Maybe next year (the eternal optimism of gardeners).
Coming on fabulously 😀 Tip for tomatoes- try drying some on kitchen roll then plant the piece of kitchen roll. It worked for me, and I even had a self seeded plant! 😮
The brown bottom of the tomatoes is called blossom end rot which is due to inconsistent watering. Humidity doesn't help either. If possible a watering system would help. How to Correct Blossom End Rot? Consistent Watering. Maybe you've been too casual with your watering routine and let your tomatoes dry out while they were setting fruit. ... Test Calciums Levels, and Adjust as Needed. ... Check Soil pH and Correct as Needed. ... Use a Tomato Fertilizer with Calcium. ... Avoid Damaging the Roots. Hope this helps.
I like the format on the video. I also like all of your family coming to visit and interacting with you on the video. Your mom is so cute! I know she really appreciates everything y’all are doing for her. And it wouldn’t be home improvement without problems!😂
Blossom end rot is what is happening with your tomatoes. Heaps of reasons, but basically a decrease in uptake of calcium. Easy to fix. Research if for next summer crop. You guys are doing so well. Keep up the good work
Hello, video in English, in Portugal with Brazilian music wow... I'm Brazilian, I live in São Paulo. Beautiful tomatoes 🍅🍅. I love your videos.... Success to you, hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷🎉❤😅
Thank you! It was so nice. We really underestimate how fulfilling is to make your own food from scratch. Hoping for next year to do even more! Can't wait to have a proper pantry!
Oh, i loved the entire video! Actually about the door, i like both colors, though green is my favorite too😊! I have to re-watch this to screen shot your sisters email address. I wasn't expecting it and couldn't do it fast enough, LOL😂😂😂. IS THIS ELF? 😅 Your garden did great. Mine was terrible! I don't know what happened. I hat plenty of flowers, but then the fruit didn't produce.. That all for now. I had 2 teeth pulled yesterday and i just had to take more pain meds. Stay Safe my friends! 🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹⛵👣🤗⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘
That will be Elf yes hahaha. Thank you so much Melinda! It was a great time doing all the work and filming it. Hoep you are feelign better, getting teeth pulled is so awful. I went to the Orthodontist yesterday to get mine tighten... Cant wait to get these braces off! Stay warm!
enjoyed the video. Things are looking great and your mom must be very excited about settling into her new place and new environment, being close to her two lovely daughters. It was nice that you all got to spend time with friends and family.
I live in the US, and I'm in the West my mother-in-law grew the world's best tomatoes, she told me 50 years ago that the secret to growing them was less water is better.
I dont know if it was mwnrioned in another comment but bottom end rot on tomatoes is a calcium deficiency in the soil. Add ground up eggshells befire planting next time. ❤
It must be so exciting for you and your mom to have her room ready. I am assuming that you are either almost finished or finished her room by now. I’m looking forward to the decor part and final touches of this room in the coming video ❤
I really ❤❤❤ the light-coloured flooring! Very unique since most people opt for a dark colour to hide the dirt. It looks gorgeous! I think your mom will agree.🤗 As for the paint on the door, the darker green would be perfect, mom will be happy! ❤ Your tomato sauce looks delicious! Awesome job on the bathroom cabinets and tiled floor too. Gr8 job today!!! Everything looks gorgeous!😊👏👍
Thank you Gracie! It has been an amazing journey doing her room. The floor looks great, almost looks liek real wood until you touch it haha! But its super warm and easy to clean. We are all super chuffed! Can't wait for the living room but all in its own pace haha!
Add a little of the darker green to the lighter one. Just to the point it stops being too sweet. My doors are like that! (and yes its a pain if you need to retouch later)
Glad to see Omar back. Hope he has arranged a massive tour season for you both. I was one who felt filming the garden and showing what you do with the harvest would be of interest…glad to see that as well. It certainly adds to your lifestyle. And welcome to your family. Yaisa Ilene and Andrea. And husbands Simon and Omar and ???? And of course your mum. I don’t remember her name.
To prevent end rot, collect egg shells, rinsed and dried. Grind them to a powder and sprinkle into soil when planting seedlings. Continue adding around base of plants every two weeks during growing season.
Nao à duvida que este vidio foi excelente a casa está linda e o sitio é maravilhoso com muitas montanhas à volta tem uma vista deslumbrante. Desejo a toda a familia uma boa semana e cá espero por mais vidios. Que Deus os abençoe imensamente. Thank you so much 💯% nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
What a gorgeous room! I actually preferred the first door color, had a Mediterranean feel to it, but it's all about personal taste. Will you paint the front gate as well, or is it staying that color?
Such a gorgeous space you're creating. I love the final door colour, it adds such a charm. And that window is dreamy. Can't wait to come and visit soon :) xxxx
Thank you guys so much! It has taking time and mum us super happy in her new place. Little by litle we will had some more comforts for her but so far she is super pleased. I hope the shutters that come later will be of similar colour. Would look really love with plants and flowers in the courtyard. Can't wait. Im really hoping you come soon! Would be great! :D xxxx
I wish I would have found all you newbies that moved to Portugal twenty years ago! It’s hot and wet and dry but there is something wrong with every area. I think I would have loved it!
Hi guys it’s been a while since I looked at your videos you have come a long way and the house looks fantastic job well done,p s like the colour on the front door.
Growing up as a mozambican in South Africa in the 80's, I can recall using that contraption in my mother's kitchen to produce delicious soups, especially the hearty red bean soup w/ pigs feet (boiled prior after marinading in a garlic, salt & vinegar mix, until tender) - I deduce that a lot of mozambican cuisine pulls from the portugese of course, apparently kitchen utensils too)!
It's SO exciting & gratifying watching the results of ALL your efforts through these videos in HD. And your personalities and prior vocations lend so well to achieveing the results you have through collaborations and community-based assistance - what a dream realised!! Thank you SO much for the transparency and for sharing this journey, the cultures merging and your appreciation of it all. Much love and admiration to you both and your beloved 'team'.
The darker Mediterranean green is my favorite. The floors look beautiful, warm and clean as well. Nice job everyone. Finishing touches are always so much more fun than demolition and ground work👍🏻👏🏻❤️
Most satisfying to watch. It was well worth the wait. I keep thinking and saying that we all need a Simon, but, I think I need to awaken my inner Simon and finally finish my bathroom reno. Watching you do it, has given me the courage. Thank you, so much.
The bottom of your tomatoes is called end rot in English. You might need more calcium in your soil. If you add compost to cover the soil while it is growing that is great. Also, crush up your egg shells and mix in the top soil to add some calcium. Honestly tho, I take about three Tums- a product for heart burn- and add a few inches around the stem and that will seems to do the trick.
The colour of the door is perfect. Looks great up against the rusty green garage door. Just needs a pop of purple or red from some flowers/plants x The whole project looks stunning x
O quarto da mãe está a ficar lindíssimo e uma perfeição. Vocês são melhores do que muitos profissionais. Adorei ver os pintassilgos a comer as sementes dos girassóis. Só falta ouvi-los cantar.
Tu Mami estara mas ilusionada... que gusto, darle el gusto de escoger el color de la puerta. Su cuartito esta quedando super chevere Andrea. Deben de estar orgullosos del trabajo que estan haciendo.
Tomatoes are some what temperamental vegetables I find . The first time I had black bottom ones I was told I had not watered them on a regular basis (which was probably true). Now I do not worry about collecting the seeds I either just throw the waste parts or damaged ones on the ground or into my compost bin and allow them to come up when they are ready. Another way is lay the pulp on paper towel and let them dry naturally. Australia seems to have a hot dry climate like Portugal so perhaps this will work for you too, the quantity of crop varies from year to year anyway. Two years ago I had one plant that grew from seed a large cherry tomato.The plant grew to about six feet tall and the same around I harvested about thirty kilos of tomotoes, the neigbhours all did very well that year. When I pulled it out ,it had a stump that was almost two inches in diameter. Last year I had hundreds of seedlings in the bed but none grew as big as the original, I hope this years crop will be better, I still have far too many seedling however. Luckily one of my neighbours is a mad gardener too.
You’re doing a wonderful job! I know your mom will love her house. She’s blessed to have you both helping her in such a giving way.
This is probably the best video yet. I just love seeing your Mom, sister, and all of you there. It's wonderful to gather as a family. ❤❤❤
Her place is almost finished and it's beautiful, and full of loving work and memories ❤❤❤
Thank you Carmen! It was a summer of a lot of work but also a lot of family time which was a great balance. At the moment we are rain in! IT has been constant but getting some work done inside. Thank you for your support!
Muy agradecida por toda la atención de mis hijas y yernos. Afortunada por tenerlos.
El trabajo que estan haciendo, va quedando muy lindo.
So which paint color did you like better?
This is not a criticism, just a helpful hint. I see so many many people on CZcams laying laminate flooring without leaving a small gap along the walls for expansion and contraction. You run the risk of your floor buckling, especially if you have big swings in humidity between seasons. The easiest way to leave that small gap is to place some of the large painter's stir sticks on edge along the walls (or a strip of 1/8 plywood) and remove them after the flooring is laid. That leaves a perfect 1/8-inch gap all around. It also helps in laying the flooring square if your walls are uneven. Typically the gap is then covered by baseboard (needless to say one should nail, or glue, baseboard to the WALLS, not FLOOR). Wood products, even laminate, absorb and release moisture so they need to able to move slightly over time. Hope this is helpful to other do-it-yourselfers who may be watching this channel.
Hi Joanne, thank you for your comment. This however isn't laminate where is super important to do what you have mentioned but its LVF and they don't require expansion gaps.
Your mom’s space is looking beautiful! Thanks for sharing your journey 😊
Thank you! 😊
Your Mum is SO cute! Lovely job all- it's looking so beautiful after all your hard work and patience.
Very happy with the room :)
Your tomatoes got blossom end rot often a symptom of inconsistent water supply . Using calcium when you plant can help.
Thank you Juliet! I will look into how to add calcium. Maybe I shoudl get the soil test as see if its needing some other minerals
I was going to say exactly the same thing.
Watch the channel Garden like a Viking. He has a WONDERFUL CALCIUM SOLUTION which is shelf stable for a long time and you use very little. It is very concentrated but no worry it is all organic and cannot harm the plants if you use a bit than required... . You need to use this too on all peppers and chilli's.
Its looking beautiful your mum will be so happy with it when finished you have all worked so hard Simon is a rock he is some builder his work is first class your tomatoes have done well you were late planting but you did well love watching you and Omar
Thanks so much 😊
All this work is a credit to you both in a few years time you will have a most beautiful home and land ,loved your video.
Thank you David! We are starting to imagine the other outbuilding and how's going to be.
Your craftsmanship is beautiful! You all should be very proud. I love how you've rallied around your mom to support her and make her comfortable in the new space. Hugs to you guys!
We had a poor tomato year in California as well. I'm totally jealous of your San Marzanos. I got nothing from mine. The damage is called blossom end rot and is caused by insufficient calcium. Fluctuating sorry l moisture, like overwatering then drying out makes it worse. Just because I know what causes it doesn't mean that I've been able to prevent it. Maybe next year (the eternal optimism of gardeners).
Coming on fabulously 😀
Tip for tomatoes- try drying some on kitchen roll then plant the piece of kitchen roll. It worked for me, and I even had a self seeded plant! 😮
The brown bottom of the tomatoes is called blossom end rot which is due to inconsistent watering. Humidity doesn't help either. If possible a watering system would help.
How to Correct Blossom End Rot?
Consistent Watering. Maybe you've been too casual with your watering routine and let your tomatoes dry out while they were setting fruit. ...
Test Calciums Levels, and Adjust as Needed. ...
Check Soil pH and Correct as Needed. ...
Use a Tomato Fertilizer with Calcium. ...
Avoid Damaging the Roots.
Hope this helps.
yes, I had to learn this myself after experiencing the same thing.
I like the format on the video. I also like all of your family coming to visit and interacting with you on the video. Your mom is so cute! I know she really appreciates everything y’all are doing for her. And it wouldn’t be home improvement without problems!😂
Blossom end rot is what is happening with your tomatoes. Heaps of reasons, but basically a decrease in uptake of calcium. Easy to fix. Research if for next summer crop. You guys are doing so well. Keep up the good work
Adorei ver a alegria da vossa mãe com a torneira do lavatório 😂😂❤❤
hahaha. Ela estava com vergonha quando ensenhei o video a ela mais eu diz a ela que a gente vai gostar ver sua alegria.
Your mom’s place is looking beautiful, I know you are making her very happy.
Hello, video in English, in Portugal with Brazilian music wow... I'm Brazilian, I live in São Paulo. Beautiful tomatoes 🍅🍅. I love your videos.... Success to you, hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷🎉❤😅
I have a feeling your Mum’s space is going to be beautiful! It’s really taking shape nicely. 😊
Good Job Andrea, Omar and Simon!!! 👍👍👍👍
Try mixing the pale blue and green paint in different proportions. It may create a nice colour.
Tomatoes looks incredible! LOVE how proud you were of your first batch of Passatta 😁🥰🥰🥰
Thank you! It was so nice. We really underestimate how fulfilling is to make your own food from scratch. Hoping for next year to do even more! Can't wait to have a proper pantry!
Omar! Pull your shorts up!! 😂😂, nice to see you back together again. Enjoying your progress on your property, enjoying your videos, keep them coming x
I will tell him 😳 I think someoen will be embarrased haha
Wonderful progress, Beautiful family,Great video. Thanks.
Thanks so much!
I have missed your adventure, and look forward to more content. Mom must be excited for her room...
Oh, i loved the entire video! Actually about the door, i like both colors, though green is my favorite too😊! I have to re-watch this to screen shot your sisters email address. I wasn't expecting it and couldn't do it fast enough, LOL😂😂😂. IS THIS ELF? 😅 Your garden did great. Mine was terrible! I don't know what happened. I hat plenty of flowers, but then the fruit didn't produce.. That all for now. I had 2 teeth pulled yesterday and i just had to take more pain meds. Stay Safe my friends! 🙏❤🇺🇸🇵🇹⛵👣🤗⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘
That will be Elf yes hahaha. Thank you so much Melinda! It was a great time doing all the work and filming it.
Hoep you are feelign better, getting teeth pulled is so awful. I went to the Orthodontist yesterday to get mine tighten... Cant wait to get these braces off! Stay warm!
It's always incredible to see how hard you all work and the way the whole family gets involved - it's very inspiring!
enjoyed the video. Things are looking great and your mom must be very excited about settling into her new place and new environment, being close to her two lovely daughters. It was nice that you all got to spend time with friends and family.
Your mother’s room looks very nice to date. I really like the big window and the stone work on the window side is beautiful. Great video.
I live in the US, and I'm in the West my mother-in-law grew the world's best tomatoes, she told me 50 years ago that the secret to growing them was less water is better.
Love the colour of the walls.👍❤
I like the new format! Those cats are very clever! They send Mom to do the inspections while they bask in the sun :D
It's really coming together and looking fantastic. I really enjoy watching your progress.
Great progress again, place is looking absolutely stunning.❤
I dont know if it was mwnrioned in another comment but bottom end rot on tomatoes is a calcium deficiency in the soil. Add ground up eggshells befire planting next time. ❤
You both remind me being a hippy 50 years ago. Next to that you are very nice and do wonderful jobs.
It must be so exciting for you and your mom to have her room ready. I am assuming that you are either almost finished or finished her room by now. I’m looking forward to the decor part and final touches of this room in the coming video ❤
Mom room is beautiful you guys are doing a great job ❤
Love the new door color, bright is nice with all that beige/brown stone... much better than that other baby room color!
I really ❤❤❤ the light-coloured flooring! Very unique since most people opt for a dark colour to hide the dirt. It looks gorgeous! I think your mom will agree.🤗
As for the paint on the door, the darker green would be perfect, mom will be happy! ❤
Your tomato sauce looks delicious!
Awesome job on the bathroom cabinets and tiled floor too.
Gr8 job today!!! Everything looks gorgeous!😊👏👍
Thank you Gracie! It has been an amazing journey doing her room. The floor looks great, almost looks liek real wood until you touch it haha! But its super warm and easy to clean. We are all super chuffed! Can't wait for the living room but all in its own pace haha!
Great work!!!
Easer if you use the handle to grip the Food Mill rather than the sides. 😀😀 But you are all doing a great job on the reno.
Entonces, 2 yernos de tu mama estaban construyendo su casa? Y un tercero ayudo con el vanitorio😊
Exactamente Susana!
So nice to visit with family ♥ Mom's room looks beautiful!
Add a little of the darker green to the lighter one. Just to the point it stops being too sweet. My doors are like that! (and yes its a pain if you need to retouch later)
What a journey you ve done so well Iam glad that is almost done that you can have some rest.love your videos thanks for sharing
Glad to see Omar back. Hope he has arranged a massive tour season for you both. I was one who felt filming the garden and showing what you do with the harvest would be of interest…glad to see that as well. It certainly adds to your lifestyle. And welcome to your family. Yaisa Ilene and Andrea. And husbands Simon and Omar and ???? And of course your mum. I don’t remember her name.
Bet you are enjoying your new kitchen
I love both colors
To prevent end rot, collect egg shells, rinsed and dried. Grind them to a powder and sprinkle into soil when planting seedlings. Continue adding around base of plants every two weeks during growing season.
How about using a polymer based thin-set on the wall? You have to splurge on a table-saw, it would be so much easier accurate and quicker.
Nao à duvida que este vidio foi excelente a casa está linda e o sitio é maravilhoso com muitas montanhas à volta tem uma vista deslumbrante.
Desejo a toda a familia uma boa semana e cá espero por mais vidios.
Que Deus os abençoe imensamente.
Thank you so much 💯% nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Keep up the good work!
Everything looks soooo good! Well done 🌟🌟
What a gorgeous room! I actually preferred the first door color, had a Mediterranean feel to it, but it's all about personal taste. Will you paint the front gate as well, or is it staying that color?
Such a gorgeous space you're creating. I love the final door colour, it adds such a charm. And that window is dreamy. Can't wait to come and visit soon :) xxxx
Thank you guys so much! It has taking time and mum us super happy in her new place. Little by litle we will had some more comforts for her but so far she is super pleased. I hope the shutters that come later will be of similar colour. Would look really love with plants and flowers in the courtyard. Can't wait. Im really hoping you come soon! Would be great! :D xxxx
I wish I would have found all you newbies that moved to Portugal twenty years ago! It’s hot and wet and dry but there is something wrong with every area. I think I would have loved it!
Beeautifull job .Love the window.
Hi guys it’s been a while since I looked at your videos you have come a long way and the house looks fantastic job well done,p s like the colour on the front door.
oh Wow, thats really nice of you. It has ben quite an eventful 2 years!
Growing up as a mozambican in South Africa in the 80's, I can recall using that contraption in my mother's kitchen to produce delicious soups, especially the hearty red bean soup w/ pigs feet (boiled prior after marinading in a garlic, salt & vinegar mix, until tender) - I deduce that a lot of mozambican cuisine pulls from the portugese of course, apparently kitchen utensils too)!
Love the door colour ❤
It's SO exciting & gratifying watching the results of ALL your efforts through these videos in HD. And your personalities and prior vocations lend so well to achieveing the results you have through collaborations and community-based assistance - what a dream realised!! Thank you SO much for the transparency and for sharing this journey, the cultures merging and your appreciation of it all. Much love and admiration to you both and your beloved 'team'.
The darker Mediterranean green is my favorite. The floors look beautiful, warm and clean as well. Nice job everyone. Finishing touches are always so much more fun than demolition and ground work👍🏻👏🏻❤️
Me encanta 😍
Me too.
Enjoyed the video.
Most satisfying to watch. It was well worth the wait.
I keep thinking and saying that we all need a Simon, but, I think I need to awaken my inner Simon and finally finish my bathroom reno. Watching you do it, has given me the courage. Thank you, so much.
Keep your egg shells over some time wash them out &, let them dry then crush them & sprinkle at bottom of tomatoe plants prevent black spots
Love your renovation videos ❤
The darker door color is really nice. Good choice. So fun to see how far you have come
Beautiful job.👍💗
Great teamwork again
Your mom’s space is so pretty. I’m sure she’s pretty excited with it. I would be !!!❤❤❤
Looks good
Love the amazing progres, can't wait to see what you guys are up to next.
Love the Portuguese music.You doing a wonderful job.❤
Everything is looking so nice!!! Good job! See you next time.
Thank you! 🤗
it's a beautiful color, very much for Mediterraneans.
The bottom of your tomatoes is called end rot in English. You might need more calcium in your soil. If you add compost to cover the soil while it is growing that is great. Also, crush up your egg shells and mix in the top soil to add some calcium. Honestly tho, I take about three Tums- a product for heart burn- and add a few inches around the stem and that will seems to do the trick.
Another great video 👏🏼👏🏼👌
The colour of the door is perfect. Looks great up against the rusty green garage door. Just needs a pop of purple or red from some flowers/plants x The whole project looks stunning x
O quarto da mãe está a ficar lindíssimo e uma perfeição. Vocês são melhores do que muitos profissionais. Adorei ver os pintassilgos a comer as sementes dos girassóis. Só falta ouvi-los cantar.
Loved seeing all you accomplished
Your sisters are just so beautiful ❤
very nice 🤩
Awesome. Nearly there. Great progress. Thank you so much for sharing. /Love and Blessings to you all. ❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏 Doris, Penrith 🇦🇺🦘
Tu Mami estara mas ilusionada... que gusto, darle el gusto de escoger el color de la puerta. Su cuartito esta quedando super chevere Andrea. Deben de estar orgullosos del trabajo que estan haciendo.
The house is absolutely gorgeous.
You are doing an amazing job❤❤
I saw a lot more ads on this video so I'm hoping the revenue is starting to help you at least a little bit.
Nice job.
The floor looks beautiful. Love it. 👌🏼🤗
I can't see from this direction, but it looks like pistil rot. The tomatoes suffer from uneven watering. ♥
White paint will lighten dark colors my daughter has often saved me on projects knowing how to mix paints
I love the color of the door I think its really pretty
Flooring always from left to right ( the board on the right will fit into the one on the left from top to bottom). Easy.
Love the front door colour hope you keep it
I prefer the same as you, it matches the wood much better than blue.👍
I love the color for the door
I cannot believe that property cost 25,000. I am house/Homstead hunting in central Portugal in September, I might have to get back to you🙂
Tomatoes are some what temperamental vegetables I find . The first time I had black bottom ones I was told I had not watered them on a regular basis (which was probably true). Now I do not worry about collecting the seeds I either just throw the waste parts or damaged ones on the ground or into my compost bin and allow them to come up when they are ready. Another way is lay the pulp on paper towel and let them dry naturally. Australia seems to have a hot dry climate like Portugal so perhaps this will work for you too, the quantity of crop varies from year to year anyway. Two years ago I had one plant that grew from seed a large cherry tomato.The plant grew to about six feet tall and the same around I harvested about thirty kilos of tomotoes, the neigbhours all did very well that year. When I pulled it out ,it had a stump that was almost two inches in diameter. Last year I had hundreds of seedlings in the bed but none grew as big as the original, I hope this years crop will be better, I still have far too many seedling however. Luckily one of my neighbours is a mad gardener too.