Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Tomatoes!

It's official, tomato harvest time has started! In the past two days, this is what we've picked.

Monday:


And today:

I have to include a shot of our little urban farm girl with a selection to share with our dear neighbors.

We planted around 14 heirloom tomato plants and varieties this year. We put them in different spots than the previous years', and they thrived very well in the new locations - thanks to the chicken manure. This is how tall the plants were at the end of June in comparison to our urban farm girl:

In case you're curious, here are the some of the varieties that we've harvested.

Red brandywine:

This is easily the largest variety so far.

Next up is the Berkeley Tie Dye:

The Blush:

One of my favorites, the Green Zebra:

And the Champagne Cherry:

Deliciousness all around.




3 comments:

  1. They don't only look great they taste great. I am so lucky to live so close, I get fresh tomatoes and fresh eggs, life is good :)

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  2. Gorgeous photos!!! And thanks for the tomato primer. Nice to see you're having such a good harvest!

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    1. Each time that I harvest them I think about how I can't wait to share them with you. Labor Day weekend!!!

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