We’ve been trying to grow tomatoes in the summer for Tim, for about 3 years now (I don’t eat them!) The first year, I think, we put the plant in a planter on the deck, then last year, we plopped it in the corner of the big flower bed in the back yard. I so wish we had room for a nice big veggie garden, but our yard is tiny. We’re thinking about putting in a rectangular bed next year, behind the fence (which is technically not our property). However, we have some tomato plants back there this summer, and they are doing a LOT better than the one we planted inside the yard, in the flower bed. Go figure!
Anyway, I heard on the news that this year is a great year for homegrown tomatoes. I guess because of the mild winter/warm spring or maybe with all the rain we’ve had the last couple of weeks. Either way, that’s definitely been true. Tim’s plants are doing great. One day last week, he had six tomatoes, ready to eat!
He’s been making us some salsa, and he’s been eating a lot of tomato sandwiches. He’s really enjoying his bounty! I’ve been growing herbs, and I’m hoping to blog about them soon, maybe later today 🙂
ah, they look so good.
this is the year i gave up on gardening – for a bit, anyways. we had a huge one and i never felt like we got good return for our efforts! and all mike would eat was the tomatoes. good for you though. i have one plant this year – it was doing okay until the deer came and munched on it -oops!
Yum, I love a fresh garden tomato! We don’t have a garden though. Too much work!
I really, really, REALLY miss Midwestern-grown tomatoes. The tomatoes I get out here are bland and mealy and just horrendous in comparison.
I can’t wait until our tomatoes are ripe. They are getting there, but it’s hard to wait. We’ve been enjoying our fresh herbs all summer. We bought plants at the local nursery, so we didn’t have to wait for seeds to grow. We have thyme, chives, rosemary, sage, basil, and parsley. Also, in a pot, we have some mint, too.
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