Member discussion regarding the methods, varieties and merits of growing tomatoes.
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June 26, 2014 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2008
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It just never gets old
These are the things that keep us coming back to doing all the work, the worrying, the impatience with winter's slow departure, the wishing, the hopefulness, and the salivating. It just makes me want to go down to the grocery store and slap the produce manager until he confesses.
Lets see. I am thinking a BLT sandwich with some cole slaw, and tomorrow morning, there will be blackberry jam on my toast.
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Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch |
June 26, 2014 | #2 |
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makes me smile. Eating herbs and lettuce and kale and chard and scallions and waiting for the really good stuff still...
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June 26, 2014 | #3 |
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Ted,
Your photos made us smile as well. Lee
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June 26, 2014 | #4 |
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OK, I love this thread! Ted, your photos look like paintings, and I think Lee, that smile is adorable!
And I'm just a little jealous since my season is over except for okra! |
June 26, 2014 | #5 |
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Ginger, I got a new camera and the focus on it is really, really crisp. I can't believe some of the detail it catches. It's a Sanyo VPC-E2100.
Now, your season might be in hibernation, but you get two. Tell me, do you ever get tired of strawberries????
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June 26, 2014 | #6 |
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Lee, I'm jealous of the components of that smile and that quartet next to it. Tell me, are you waterlogged yet??? You guys have been getting a whole lot of precipitation.
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June 26, 2014 | #7 |
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Not waterlogged.... far from it. Thunderstorms are way too random. The other day it rained across the highway, but nothing for us!
Diva cukes are the best! Jaunnee Flammee for the eyes, and red pontiac nose. Makes for a nice dinner. Oh, the quartet is Dwarf Mahagony, Anna Banana Russian, Big Beef, and Prudens Purple.... I plan to have the later on a sandwich in a few minutes. Would be great with some of that homemade coleslaw! Lee
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June 26, 2014 | #8 |
Tomatovillian™
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Looking great, Ted I hope your season is the antithesis of last year!
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June 27, 2014 | #9 |
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Great pix Ted, keep them coming.
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June 27, 2014 | #10 |
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Awesome, Ted. Enjoy your harvest!
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June 27, 2014 | #11 |
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And here I was looking forward to my blood and tongue sausage and head cheese which we picked up after taking my wife to some hospital testing. Also found some winter squash that I picked up for the seed. But, your selection looks mighty good!
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June 27, 2014 | #12 |
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Clarence, we really need to have a heart-to-heart discussion about your menu. LOL
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June 27, 2014 | #13 |
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The Blackberries are coming in quickly now. Looks like I'll be picking this weekend. I'm glad I don't have to go very far to get into the "Blackberry Honey Hole". The heat and humidity here is extremely oppressive, especially for us seniors. I'll have to make sure I take extra water and gator aide. I'll try to get some pictures for you guys.
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June 30, 2014 | #14 |
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So true Ted! I actually just came in from the garden. I was looking for a little something to add to my curried chicken salad sandwich. I started with a couple of lettuce leaves but then added a nasturium leave, a borage leave, some lesbos basil, a couple of leaves of chocolate mint and a few leaves of malabar spinach. Man this sandwich is good!
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