Prize of the Trials Cherry Tomato
Seed Source: Seeds of Change Date Planted: March 5 & 23, 2007 Indeterminate We grew these nearly-perfect orange cherry tomatoes last year, and loved them so much we just couldn’t resist for... Read More
Oaxacan Pink Tomato
Seed Source: Seeds of Change Date Planted: March 5, 2007 Indeterminate Oaxacan Pink tomatoes are from the Oaxacan region of Mexico. We grew these tomatoes last year, but sadly didn’t save any... Read More
Amana Orange Tomato
Seed Source: Our own seeds from 2006. Originally from Seeds of Change Date Planted: March 5 and 23, 2007 Indeterminate The Amana tomato is a fairly large sized orange tomato named for... Read More
Mikado White Tomato
A.K.A.: Shah Tomato Seed Source: Amish Land Heirloom Seeds Date Started: March 23, 2007 “Mikado” is a comic opretta by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert that opened in 1885 in London.... Read More
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Our area has been participating in a ten-year drought for… well, about ten years now! We got about 1/4 inch last – great for the dirt, but not great for getting our... Read More
Planted: 286 Tomatoes
My 2007 garden plan calls for 285 tomatoes. As of yesterday, we have planted 286 cells/soil blocks of tomatoes. This is a closeup of Heirloom Great White Tomato seedlings, planted about a... Read More
Another new year
Seedlings planted March 5th: Tomato, Jahrdale blue pumpkin, and Brussels Sprouts It’s that time again! I’m excited about this year’s garden. We saved a lot of seeds from last year – various... Read More
10 quarts of salsa!
Remember the giant amount of tomatoes that I picked the other day? Well, about half of them started to ripen already! So the counter was filled with red, orange, and green tomatoes;... Read More
13 quarts of pickles
I drastically reduced the number of vegetables hanging out on the counter and in baskets in the basement by slicing them up and pickling them. I really, really hope that we like... Read More
The Season Begins
We woke up yesterday morning to a dusting of snow on the ground, which melted and returned throughout the day. The snowfall is pretty light, but it’s been steady since at least... Read More
Green Tomatoes
Niko checked out one of the multiple baskets full of tomatoes this afternoon. With snow in the forecast, it’s time to get these guys off the vines. Surprisingly, there were a lot... Read More
Snow in the forecast
I raided the tomato plants in the front yard, filling up my entire stovetop with green and pink tomatoes this afternoon. Tomorrow it’s the back yard. I smell indian dishes and green... Read More