Hi everyone. It's me, Autumn!
Guess what we picked in our garden today?
These are all heirloom tomatoes.
We weren't even sure that we were going to have a garden this year because of the Crump barn project. It takes up so much of mom and dad's time but dad insisted on planting a dozen or so plants. Unfortunately, we didn't buy seeds and we planted plants that our friend Lauren gave us and our friend Suzanne gave us and we sorta don't know what variety they are.
We weren't even sure that we were going to have a garden this year because of the Crump barn project. It takes up so much of mom and dad's time but dad insisted on planting a dozen or so plants. Unfortunately, we didn't buy seeds and we planted plants that our friend Lauren gave us and our friend Suzanne gave us and we sorta don't know what variety they are.
One year we grew heart tomatoes but this isn't a heart tomato, although it does look like one!
These "heart" tomatoes have mottling on them and dad says they are very sweet.
Mom calls this one a smokey tomato and dad insists that this one is a Cherokee Purple!
Not sure what this huge yellowish one is either but we like its pretty color!
The ones in this basket are Fourth of July tomatoes. We will always grow 4th's! They are always the first ones to turn red in the garden and the last ones to go once the frost hits! These plants keep on going - like the energizer bunny - they just never quit!
I'm thinking that we'll be eating salads every night for the rest of the summer! yummmmmmmmmmm
See you all next Wednesday!
Love,
Autumn
We got our first tomatoes yesterday too!! But Merry Ann Bright didn't get to help - we've got to get that girl out more!
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Lilly, Piper, Carrleigh and Ruairi
Mom loves tomatoes. She tried to grow to varietys this year, and all the tomatoes came out smaller than dimes. She was so disappointed!
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Oooooo! You have such pretty tomatoes! Our mom planted 2 yellow tomato plants in pots, on our deck. They started out really well, but then the heat really slowed them down. It looks like they have quit growing completely, but Mom keeps watering and babying them in hopes of a few more tomatoes before they die completely!
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Penny & Patches
Yummy. I can almost smell them from here!
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Mom says her mouth is watering! I have never tried a tomato. It is on my to-do list.
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Mack
Those tomatoes look delicious Autumn! Now I can see your secret to staying young and vibrant!
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toffee
What nice Tomatoes Autumn! Are you going to make fresh sauce with all those tomatoes? Have a great Day
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Gosh those are big toms, and what's this about the energizer bunny!! I'd like to meet one of them and see who quits first!
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Maggie and Mitch-
ReplyDeleteYou dogs are so lucky! No one in Portland has tomatoes yet, just Cherry Tomatoes. It has been too cold. Maybe this weekend, it's going to be 90 again!
Wyatt
Because of our wicked weather this year, local tomatoes are reaaaaaallllllllly bad. Yours look incredible! Mom would like to come over, please! :)
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Storms
Oh those look beautiful and delicous!! Tried getting some tomatoes at the farmers market, and they were all tiny and split. this 100 degree isn't doing them any favors :(
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Yum! We love tomatoes-got a few growing too, but no heirloom...
ReplyDeleteMy Parental Unit says there's nothin' like a tomato salad with just olive oil, salt, pepper, and lots of fresh Italian parsley-we can hardly wait!
Mom is drooling drooling drooling!
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The heart one is akhtually almost too pretty to slice!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Sounds and looks so beautifully yummy, yummy, yummy!!! You lucky girls to have those for the rest of the summer! The compositions in the pictures are just so pretty - thanks Autumn, for making such perfectly lovely posts!
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Sammie and crew
Great pics. Great dogs. I love you.
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Those are amazing tomatoes Autumn. Mummy has some growing in her greenhouse as well but they are much smaller! We love your heart shaped tomato!
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Nelly x
Those tomatoes are beautiful! Especially like the heart-shaped one! Mommy's not really a green thumb but always wanted to try the tomatoes that grow upside down, like on the infomercial!
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Oh Autumn you sure do have a green paw...
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Those tomatoes look so delicious!! Enjoy!! Lots of love, Debbie and Holly
ReplyDeleteIn the first picture, we thought you were riding on tomatoes, instead of pumpkins. Silly us. Lots of different kinds...enjoy.
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mmm no matter what kind they are they sure look yummy...
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Gus, Louie and Callie
Those are lip smackin delicious looking! Maggie will you get a nibble of the heart tomato?
ReplyDeleteOur spring and summer were too wet this year, not much fruit at all.
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tofu
They look dogalicious and very tasy with some mozzarella.
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Wiry love Eric xx
Hmmm...tomatoes. I love 'em. I helped Missus to grow some. They turn out great! Is your mom going to make some nice salsa sauce?
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Homer
Yummy! You sure have lots to eat! Beth told me to tell you that the quilt you showed yesterday is BEAUTIFUL! Bravo!
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ReplyDeleteWow, interesting shapes and colors!
I love tomatoes,too!
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Matilda
Yum... Boy, they look so good. Looks like all this heat is good for something. Enjoy!
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Koobie
You have lots of kinds of tomatoes!
ReplyDeleteI had never seen many of them!
The ones we have here a just round and red!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
THose look pawesome! We know how excited your pawrents must be at their first tomato harvest.:)
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Teddy Bear
You're right. That's a different sort of harvest all together.
ReplyDeleteSalads are good! We love home grown tomatoes but have none this year - yours looked yummy!
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Martha and Bailey xx
So many tomatoes! Makes momma wish she had not been too lazy to plant a garden this year. Maybe next year. We are inspired!
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Mango