Tomatoes – Again?
I’m sorry. Here it is, almost at the end of the growing
season and I am still talking about tomatoes. I admit to being obsessed with
them this year. Perhaps it was the challenge of trying to actually harvest some
before the squirrels and rabbits got them all.
Challenges often lead to innovative solutions and this one
did. We discovered that surrounding the tomato vine with fine netting seems to
keep the critters at bay. I don’t know if they are confused or if the mesh
coating covers up the tomato smell; what I do know is that we have had produce
ripening on the plant without interference.
I acknowledge that the patch is not pristine looking and I
can’t imagine a real farmer doing it but for such a small plot, it has proved
to be a reasonable answer to an annoying problem. Each day I eagerly go out to
the garden and pick the latest juicy, red treat.
Okay, I confess that I don’t deny the animals everything.
After all, they can’t go off to the supermarket when they need food. I leave
some of the lower hanging tomatoes out of the mesh for them to share. But at
least now we can all enjoy Mother Nature’s bounty. I don’t need to wait until
Thanksgiving to be thankful – I feel grateful every time I eat a tomato grown
right here at home.
Tips for growing tomatoes:
And now, recipes for those great tomatoes!
http://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-season/fresh-tomato-recipes-00412000076956/page82.html
I never grow tired of reading about tomatoes!
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Thanks, Barbara. Who knows what tomato talk next year's crop will bring?
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