pic of cluster of Cherokee Purple

[mikej]

I am excited to taste one of these when they ripen. These Cherokee Purple were seeded on Jan. 2 and transplanted Feb. 12. I have nine plants. I have never tasted this variety before, but from what I read here they are delicious. In fact the only heirloom tomato I have tasted was my Brandywine that I grew last fall. I guess I am spoiled now because no other tomato I have eaten has satisfied my taste buds like those Brandywines did.





So far nothing but organic pesticides have been on these plants. Next fall I want to try some more heirlooms so I am going to expand my garden adding another 600 sq. ft.. Here is a pic of how I am attempting to get rid of the Floratam grass without using chemicals. If I would have had access to a lot of cardboard I would of placed that under the hay. So I just used my mower to cut it as low as I could then placed a thick layer of hay and covered with some cheap tarps.




Here is a pic of the entire garden with my corn coming along.