I have nothing original to say about tomatoes. Grow them. Eat them. Love them.
Fresh off the vine they are sweet and delicious. They resemble nothing you get in the grocery store, unless you’re lucky enough to find heirlooms.
I seem to be a two-crop wonder this year: my first optimistic attempt at growing them from seed; then round two with starters from the nursery. No matter. They’re here now and I’m enjoying them while I can.
Given our temperate climate, tomato plants can produce well into late October. If that holds true, I’ll have a beautiful bounty for the next six weeks. Yum!
Here’s what’s ripening on the vine:
Orange cherry tomatoes
Roma Tomatoes
Indeterminate (hopefully Baker Heirlooms)
Thanks for stopping by!
Gardening Nirvana 
I used to grow them but my two dogs, Sasha and Jack, find them delicious right off the plant. So much so they help themselves to them! Fortunately, we have a local farm about 7 miles away that keeps us very well-stocked on produce, including all kinds of delicious heirloom tomatoes.
Alicia
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Awww. They figured you were growing them so they would have doggie-level treats at the ready. 😉
I’ve lost a few to squirrels and later slugs, but not too bad.
It’s nice to hear you have a local place to keep you in fresh supply. Yum!
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I can’t grow them in my tiny garden – just not enough space and I am a tomato fan! Anything tastes good with a tomato added in my opinion! I would like to grow them as I really want to taste Fried green Tomatoes before I die!! Enjoy your lovely crop!
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Thanks, Pauline.
One thing to try if you haven’t already is one of those upside down hanging tomato planters. We tried one one year with moderate success but I didn’t keep it watered regularly so it just did okay. My neighbor made planters using recycled cat litter buckets with holes punched in the bottom and a large hole in the top for his plants. They looked silly but they worked!
Since you are a big fan, it seems a shame you can’t grow one. I’m with you: tomatoes make everything taste better.
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Oh I love homegrown tomatoes! Especially the tiny ones that you can squish & explode in your mouth – yum!
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Yes! Those are my favorites too.
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Mmmmm. Sliced tomatoes on buttered toast is better than brownies to me. Too bad I had to give up bread for now. Roma’s are my favorites but anything homegrown tastes better. Nice pics. I think I’ll go find something to eat now.
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That does sound good. In England, the youth hostels and guest hotels serve baked beans and sliced tomatoes for breakfast along with toast and eggs. I love it!
LOL I hope you found something tasty. I think tomatoes are one of those perfect foods: tasty, beautiful, good for you, and versatile (soups, salads, salsa, sauces and right off the vine). I just brought in some more.
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I read your comment and said, “for sure” to tomatoes on toast then “me too” to Roma’s…..let’s hang out together Marleney-bean 😀
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🙂 She can come to Maui with us, too.
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Oh boy, everyone will be skinny except me……
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😀 I’ll bring the toast and butter.You crack me up
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Perfect ! I swear, I’d live on toast if I could. You know how Tom Hanks lists off shrimp in ‘Forest Gump’….that’s me but it’s toast….”Rye toast, Cinnamon Bagel Toasted, Toast and Peanut Butter, Toast and Tomatoes…..” Well, you get the picture. 😀
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I’ll toast that. 🙂
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HA, clever you 😀
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mmmmm, my favourite are the Roma’s. They rock my world with Bocconcini, Basil, Balsamic. Would be good if they were Boma Tomatoes then everything would start with a ‘B’. Then, they also fit really well on toast, right to the corners of the bread. So handy. I like that with Miracle Whip Light and lots of pepper. I think I told you already, but the BEST Insalata Caprese ever is in Maui at the Lahaina Grill. Oh, and then there was the time I ate dinner with Patrick Jane (bubba bubba) 😉
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I don’t know who Patrick Jane is. (Are you laughing at my lack of world savvy)?
So, let’s go to Maui and have a salad. My jet our yours?
Hey, now I”ll always think of Boma tomatoes. When in Bome….
I’ve been nibbling tomatoes all day.
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Oh my stars….Alys! Patrick Jane is the Mentalist. Blonde, messy, Aussie locks and dreamy blue eye’s…I had a caprese salad with him one night when Mr B was away. Hehe
http://boomdeeadda.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/dinner-with-patrick-jane/
LOL, I know…I throw out these vague points thinking everyone follows my skippity-hoppity way of thinking.
Nibble away…..WW’s doesn’t even count tomatoes now. You can Boma to your hearts content. Plus you and Jim will be very svelte in Maui 😉
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Ah. I remember that post now. Cute (you and him).
Yes, Bomas are freeon WW aren’t they. They sure are good off the vine, too. So juicy.
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