I spent much of July discouraging the tomatoes by plucking the blossoms as I watered and weeded. I wanted the plants to get taller and stronger before they had to support heavy tomatoes. Then we had a dry stretch followed by a cool stretch. Therefore, not much ripened.
Last night I did what teachers do as we’re facing the first full week of teaching: I worked on getting my home in order. In this case, I picked what I could and looked longingly at what I couldn’t. Here’s a taste.
Not many beans or peppers.
Parsley – it all became bunny food. She loved it.
It’s a jungle out there! carrots, parsnips, and turnips. Later.
And the tomatoes – the potential tomatoes.
Beefsteak, I believe.
Romas – they need to fill out a bit first.
Ooh! Ooh! This one is orange!
And when the others are ready to pick, these will be just beginning.
For other harvests, go to Daphne’s Dandelions for Harvest Monday. Meanwhile, I’ll be at my desk and in meetings and setting up a book fair for tomorrow – tomorrow!? Where did the time go?
Happy first day back at school. Your tomato plants look wonderful. Mine have succumbed to the blight and I need to pull them out. Blight got the cucumber too which is a first for me. May get some photos later of the butternut squash but other things have to get done here first.
That’s too bad about the tomatoes. Our weather is so unpredictable lately, that you never know – you may get a nice long warm spell and those tomatoes may just end up ripening for you. School starts next week around here; sort of bittersweet as it’s been such a fun summer. On the other hand, so many projects are put on hold over the summer that I’m looking forward to tackling that list once the kids are back in school.
Time does pass quickly. Hopefully those tomatoes will ripen up for you soon.