December 20, 2003
If I had to pick one tomato plant...
...to grow, it would be any of the cherry tomato varieties. A few years ago, I spent a lot of sweat and money working on an urban garden (suburban, actually) in which I planted a large variety of tomatoes, from cherry to beefsteak. I had far too much produce that year, so I gave much of it away, ate most of the rest, and let the remaining tomatoes rot on the vine.
Well, in the intervening years, the seeds from the cherry tomato plants have continued to produce in various places around the yard. My back yard is a prairie - I don't believe in manicured lawns - so some interesting things pop up from time to time. Looking out my window right now, coming up to January, I see yet more ripe cherry tomatoes ready to pick. At times like this, I'm reminded that the tomato plant is a weed of the Nightshade family.
I think I'll restart the garden again in a couple of months...
Posted by Russell Whitaker at December 20, 2003 04:43 PM | TrackBackJust so. We have cherry's that were planted by the previous owners that sally forth every year with a tasty, bountiful harvest.
Enjoy your school holiday! Glad to see you back online.
