First home grown tomatoes?

[bwframe]

Anyone else eating their own tomatoes yet? Picked my first today!

 

[indyjoe]

That is in the plan for next year. I'm getting sick of crazy expensive store tomatoes that taste like crap. I doubt the garden will get going this year, but it is nice to finally have enough yard for it.

 

[haldir]

We are going to have some fried green ones tonight, but none ripe yet. Of course I am way up North.

 

[techres]

Got started late, but we are hoping for yummies later this month.

 

[4sarge]

Anyone else eating their own tomatoes yet? Picked my first today!

I love home grown tomatoes, fried green, just as a snack, accoutrement for sandwiches, hot pepper tomato sandwich, salsa, salads etc. but since I've moved, my mater's have sucked. This is the worst soil imaginable (pure clay) and I'm working on creating a suitable soil mixture capable of sustaining some decent Indiana home grown tomatoes. So enjoy them while you can

 

[NEOCON]

I have been getting a few but it won't be long.

 

[bwframe]

I love home grown tomatoes, fried green, just as a snack, accoutrement for sandwiches, hot pepper tomato sandwich, salsa, salads etc. but since I've moved, my mater's have sucked. This is the worst soil imaginable (pure clay) and I'm working on creating a suitable soil mixture capable of sustaining some decent Indiana home grown tomatoes. So enjoy them while you can

It's my first year at this location. It's been a lot of work to get things to grow without the past year's compost.

 

[techres]

My ground is 100% clay. So this year we have a big box with top soil that we are gardening in. We had a ball painting it (daughter chose purple, go figure). Works a lot nicer than clay.

 

[abnk]

My tomatoes are not ready yet, but the banana peppers, eggplants, and sugar-snap peas are doing great.

 

[phylodog]

I built a raised bed for ours this year. 12' x 3' x 19" tall, filled it with a yard of nutrient rich topsoil and the tomatoes and cucumber plants have exploded!! Nothing is ready yet but hopefully by month's end I'll be eating tomato, cucumber and onion salad till it's coming out of my ears!!!!!

 

[JetGirl]

Golf ball sized and green...but it won't be long!

 

[USAShooter]

Well I always end up frying up the green ones before they ripe

 

[JetGirl]

Well I always end up frying up the green ones before they ripe

Never tried it.

 

[techres]

Almost there:

 

[haldir]

We have quite a few cherry tomatoes on and we had our first big heirloom yesterday... tis the season.

 

[phylodog]

Here is what we've got on the counter at the moment. I've been eating two or three of the yellow tomatoes a day for about a week now. Makes me so happy I could cry.....

 

[techres]

Grrrr.....

Mine are still growing, still green, and still taunting me....

 

[BIG TIM]

I AM STARTING TO GET SEVERAL NOW. WE GROW SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES INCLUDING RED GRAPE, YELLOW MINIATURE BELL, AND BETTER BOY LARGE REDS. YUMMY!

 

[Propilot1957]

What strain of tomatoes are you eating? BigBoy ,Jetstar ,EarlyGirl,etc??

 

[VUPDblue]

Whoa! Holy necroposting Batman!