debbiemarie

Our plants were killed by pests this year!

Iraxy

I have been eating so many tomatoes that I am getting a rash. I love tomatoes and have not been able to can any this year because they are remodeling our kitchen. I made some sauce, but have not been able to make our tasty salsa for eggs and chips. Frustrating but so good in sandwiches, in fresh salads, by themselves with a little garlic salt, the juice. Yum. We have 10 tomato plants since my DH was sure none would survive to produce tomatoes. LOL

PS we are putting the excess in a bin outside on our road and they have been disappearing and we are also giving some to our neighbors who do not have gardens.

sewbizgirl

Mater sammiches... and lots of 'em!

Peckish

I have never really cared much for tomatoes. I've always wondered if I'd change my mind with homegrown tomatoes, or maybe heirloom tomatoes.

Our dog died a year ago last summer, and it didn't occur to me until last month that I don't have to worry anymore about him jumping into the garden and eating everything, or pooping and peeing on the plants. So I think next spring I'll plant a garden. The number one thing on my list to plant is Walla Walla onions!! Yum!!

noveltyjunkie

Tomato chutney. Mmmm!

sewbizgirl

I'm reminded of a hilarious story Garrison Keillor tells about Lake Wobegon, when everyone's tomatoes were coming in. He said every flat surface in their kitchens would be covered with ripening tomatoes, and people would find sacks of them on their doorsteps in the morning! Too funny.

julie

Our tomatoes are driving us crazy in that they aren't producing! My DH read somewhere that shaking the plants will help them pollinate so he's been doing that all summer, while I hide my laughter. Now the plants are as tall as I am, 5 feet 3 inches, but very few tomatoes. I am so disappointed. We haven't had a good crop in 3 years. He even moved the location of the plants thinking that would help too, but nothing.

williesmom

Sewbizgirl, is that the story that includes throwing ripe/overripe tomatoes at each other as a children's game, and how they stuck to one participant's butt? I was in church once when the substitute priest's voice reminded me of Garrison Keillor, and that story popped into my head. He will forever be known as Father Tomato Butt in my memory!

IBQUILTIN

So glad you are able to harvest yours. We did really well for about 3 weeks and the deer found my little garden patch. They ate the melons and every red tomato on the vines. There are still some green ones, so I hope to get a few more They are so much better than what you can get in the market