Cow Roundup

Tomato Time

Rain is predicted tomorrow, so today was Pick All Ripe Tomatoes Day.   It's been on my list for several days, but more urgent with rain in sight.  Since these tomatoes have been pretty much dry farmed, rain really can destroy the ripe ones, causing the skins to burst and tomatoes to rot.  Now I must deal with them.  I think I'll do a lot of whole tomatoes this year as I still have lots of sauce from last year.  Every year I tell myself that next year I won't plant so many, but I will.  Most of them are heirloom varieties and I save the seeds.  I start my own plants and can only give away so many plants.  My favorite eating tomato is Brandywine.  Sungold I also love as it comes in earlier than any others, but because it's a cherry type, it's a pain to pick.  And not to be forgotten, the Cuor Di Bue, an Italian oxheart.  I was given a few seeds years ago from someone who brought them back from Italy.  I've been saving the seeds ever since.

Enjoy the garden photos.