Gardening ..again

[snakebit]

Personally I will concede the corn. But gardeners here in PA have been working with different strains of tomatoes and some of them are outrageously good.

I think it's the sandy soil there. I enjoy eating tomatoes from anywhere when they are in season. The rest of the year, I go without. Our canned sauce and salsa being the exception.

 

[snakebit]

I kind of doubt y'all are experiencing the Heat Wave that is clobbering us in South Texas.

Not yet. I think next week we are supposed to hit 90. That's hot for here.

 

[SOLANCO]

I think it's the sandy soil there. I enjoy eating tomatoes from anywhere when they are in season. The rest of the year, I go without. Our canned sauce and salsa being the exception.

A high summer tomato sandwich with Duke's mayo is a rare treat. Also panzanella salad but it needs good but stale Italian bread. Or just walk out to the garden with a salt shaker and eat a ripe tomato like it was an apple. The old fashioned Greek salad of cucumber and tomato is a good meal for stinking hot weather. A slice of tomato topped with a slice of mozzarella, oil, vinegar and fresh basil just can not be beat.
It is nearly one AM and I am thinking of taking a flashlight to the garden to see if I have a tomato that is ready!!!!

 

[Eutycus]

I have mentioned this before. Last year something cross pollinated with my Large Red Cherry Tomatoes. I'm thinking it was either Old German or Cherokee Purple. I'm convinced one of the "parent" plants was the Large Red Cherry mainly because of the size of the fruit.About golf ball size. And probably the Old German because it is a Red fruit. They look like Cherry tomatos only a tad larger. Patio tomatoes, I guess you'd call them. I just call them the Cross.I'd like to see how they do in other parts of the country. If anyone would like to give them a try in next year's garden just give me your address by way of a PM. I'll mail you a dozen+ seeds for free.

 

[Eutycus]

I have mentioned this before. Last year something cross pollinated with my Large Red Cherry Tomatoes. I'm thinking it was either Old German or Cherokee Purple. I'm convinced one of the "parent" plants was the Large Red Cherry mainly because of the size of the fruit.About golf ball size. And probably the Old German because it is a Red fruit. They look like Cherry tomatos only a tad larger. Patio tomatoes, I guess you'd call them. I just call them the Cross.I'd like to see how they do in other parts of the country. If anyone would like to give them a try in next year's garden just give me your address by way of a PM. I'll mail you a dozen+ seeds.

But not you, Snakebit. Your's are already on the way.

 

[Trigger]

There growing.. just started seeing them now.

 

[8Ball]

My garden is small.

 

[Eutycus]

That's quite a scarecrow you got there! What variety of Tomato did you go with?

 

[8Ball]

The funny scarecrow is a Polynesian Tiki. I grow Cherry, Fantastic and Celebrity tomatoes. Also some radish, cucumbers and onions. Some raspberries on the left.

 

[sheriff john]

Field corn all around us is growing so fast you can almost hear it. Garden's taking off, but now Jesus turned off the water and put more logs on the fire. Managed to run my 3-point tiller through the broom corn patch Management planted for daughter's broom-making classes. Dirt worked up beautifully. Ready for re-planting. Otherwise, first two banana peppers picked but turnips are "hot" and small. Basset Hound, Max, eats them anyway after running through the garden like a crazy dog. I'm in the doghouse now, not him. Oh Well.

 

[snakebit]

A high summer tomato sandwich with Duke's mayo is a rare treat. Also panzanella salad but it needs good but stale Italian bread. Or just walk out to the garden with a salt shaker and eat a ripe tomato like it was an apple. The old fashioned Greek salad of cucumber and tomato is a good meal for stinking hot weather. A slice of tomato topped with a slice of mozzarella, oil, vinegar and fresh basil just can not be beat.
It is nearly one AM and I am thinking of taking a flashlight to the garden to see if I have a tomato that is ready!!!!

I know I don't have any ready. But it won't be long. Cherries will be ready first. It will be equal turns for the salt shaker, and the shaker of Tajin. And it'll be Hellman's for me, white bread, couple dashes of salt, and enough black pepper to cover the mayo. Not that I've thought about it or anything.

 

[snakebit]

But not you, Snakebit. Your's are already on the way.

Yessir! Already here in the "seed box". Looking forward to growing some next season! Well, and of course chowing down on them.

 

[snakebit]

Field corn all around us is growing so fast you can almost hear it. Garden's taking off, but now Jesus turned off the water and put more logs on the fire. Managed to run my 3-point tiller through the broom corn patch Management planted for daughter's broom-making classes. Dirt worked up beautifully. Ready for re-planting. Otherwise, first two banana peppers picked but turnips are "hot" and small. Basset Hound, Max, eats them anyway after running through the garden like a crazy dog. I'm in the doghouse now, not him. Oh Well.

Ive got some lunchbox peppers that should be turning any day. So far, just some lettuce eaten by rabbits. This fella and one of his pals were hanging around the squirrel and bird feeders the other day. They haven't touched my garden patch yet. Hopefully they don't.

 

[snakebit]

Well fellas, I'm catching up! We had a ripper of a storm come through the other night and snapped off a couple of the taller plants, but hopefully they will pull through. These 2 tasted pretty good.

 

[Eutycus]

Well fellas, I'm catching up! We had a ripper of a storm come through the other night and snapped off a couple of the taller plants, but hopefully they will pull through. These 2 tasted pretty good.

Is that a cherry Tomato or do you have large hands?

 

[snakebit]

Is that a cherry Tomato or do you have large hands?

Those are "tasty treat" cherry tomatoes. Glad my hands aren't that big! Play hell trying to find gloves!

 

[8Ball]

My Celebrity are not yet ready!

 

[snakebit]

My Celebrity are not yet ready!

I've got fruit on all my plants now. Shoulda be a good crop this year. Can't wait!

 

[8Ball]

I've got fruit on all my plants now. Shoulda be a good crop this year. Can't wait!

Here in Canada we can only plant our seedlings third week of May because before that it still freezes at night.

 

[Eutycus]

One doesn't just plant it and forget it. Keeping up the garden is alot of work. What with my being down healthwise and such a crop failure this year I'm about to call my garden quits for this year. The weeds are taking over and its getting too hot down here. If I can get my tiller going I'm going to pay my nephew to "plow it under" and hope for a better gardening season next season. Didn't I say that last year?