Fred Meyer had 4 inch pots of tomatoes on sale for just over a dollar each. I had already planned to get 6 plants even though the last time I got 6 tomato plants my September kitchen ended up looking like this:
I got so burned out on canning that I couldn't even can apples or pears or anything else that year.But I'm low on canned tomatoes, out of home made canned salsa and I think I just used my last tomato sauce last night, so it's time for six tomato plants again. I'm really excited about the varieties.
Siletz - a medium early, medium sized tomato (oooh! Exciting!)
Brandywine - 1885 heirloom Amish variety with large, rose-pink fruits
Sweet Million - a cherry tomato with good flavor
Sun Gold - very sweet fruit has a tropical taste and is used for salads and snacks
Beefmaster - a Beefsteak type
Health Kick - small fruit contain large amounts of antioxidant lycopene
Today I'm excited about the tomatoes, the first, mouthwatering bite, the first batch of salsa fresca, the sandwiches and salads. However, check back with me in September and I might be wishing I'd bought four tomato plants instead of six.
5 comments:
Dang. I wished I lived by you so I could mooch off of your garden!
I'm glad you're getting your tomatoes in the ground already! My plants are getting really big, but hopefully not as big as last year. Andrew has been banned from the garden this year. No more flower picking for him! These hot days seem to fuel the tomato growth incredibly. Enjoy your tomatoes!
What do you do with your cherry tomatoes besides snacking or salads? This must mean it is time for ME to plant tomatoes!!!
If we don't eat the cherry tomatoes we give them to neighbors, or maybe bookclub friends! I don't always plant cherry tomatoes because they tend to be prolific and we can't keep up. Also, not all the kids appreciate the novelty of eating tomatoes right off the plant like they should. Last year our cherry tomato plant had some kind of fungus and didn't produce very well. This year, I've discovered that those lovely "sun gold" variety tomatoes are also cherries, which I'm not too thrilled about because now we will have 2 cherry plants.
Yummmm...sounds so good! We are just doing a cherry tomato plant this year because we decided to wait on the garden (don't want to go too nuts in these first few months.) However, I'm a little jealous after reading this post! ;)
Post a Comment