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By: Grape tomatoes redeem themselves « The Inadvertent Gardener

Grape tomatoes redeem themselves « The Inadvertent Gardener — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:44:21 +0000

[...] August 1, 2008 Food , Fruit I just want to report, for the record, that I’m over the whole it’s-too-cold-to-eat-tomatoes thing. This week’s diet has included caprese salad (including for breakfast, and don’t you dare judge [...]

By: Grape tomatoes redeem themselves « The Inadvertent Gardener

Grape tomatoes redeem themselves « The Inadvertent Gardener — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:30:49 +0000

[...] 1, 2008 Food , Fruit , Uncategorized I just want to report, for the record, that I’m over the whole it’s-too-cold-to-eat-tomatoes thing. This week’s diet has included caprese salad (including for breakfast, and don’t you dare judge [...]

By: inadvertentgardener

inadvertentgardener — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:19:58 +0000

Chigiy, I need to come down to the South Bay when the butterflies are migrating AND next July! :-)

By: chigiy

chigiy — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:36:16 +0000

You need to come down to the south bay next July.
I promise you will sweat.
It’s hot—but it’s a dry heat.
yeah.

By: inadvertentgardener

inadvertentgardener — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:41:31 +0000

GardenGuru, that’s the thing about rain — it’s never there when you need it, and when you don’t need it, there’s too much of it. Go figure…

Sally, thanks!

SpaceAgeSage, I adore fried green tomatoes. ADORE them.

Horsewoman, are the ones from the greenhouse as good as the sun-ripened kind?

Debroby, as it turns out (I checked this theory tonight), I do not require a heat wave to enjoy a good BLT. Had my first one tonight, which means, no doubt, that I’ll be eating them as fast as I can in the coming days. I’ve broken the seal.

PrairieRobin, ‘maters go great in Iowa, as long as you keep them away from the black walnut trees! I’m glad you’re getting some veggies in this summer — even without a huge garden, the payoff is mighty!

By: PrairieRobin

PrairieRobin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:08:38 +0000

I thought of you the other day while I was counting all the lovely (green) beefsteak tomatoes on my four plants. I wasn’t sure how ‘maters would do here in Iowa, but they seem to be thriving. My plans for a huge veggie garden went by the wayside when I had to make a trip to Virginia in the middle of June, peak garden time. So I managed to stick 4 tomatoes and 3 cucumber vines in amongst my flowers and begged my husband to try to remember to give them some water. Can’t wait for my first harvest!

By: debroby

debroby — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:17:40 +0000

Had my first bacon, avocado and tomato salad tonight with wonderfully ripe, fresh-picked tomatoes. As Ayse pointed out, the central valley is much hotter and grows wonderful tomatoes. Next farmer’s market take advantage of any cool weather for slow roasting, and next heat wave enjoy the BLTs.

By: horsewoman

horsewoman — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:29:04 +0000

fortunately here .. we have both farmer’s market (albeit a short season in montana ).. but we have a greenhouse on our property… so happy dance :)

By: SpaceAgeSage

SpaceAgeSage — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:21:51 +0000

Just stopping by from Liz Strauss’s Blog Show.

I just had my first fried green tomatoes of the season. Now that’s good food!

By: Sally

Sally — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:29:13 +0000

LOLOL! You crack me up!