Early Tomatoes

This was the best greenhouse year ever. The plants were so healthy and abundant that there were more to give away than were needed for planting. 5 varieties of tomatoes were planted. Marglobe was planted from old seed and by planting time there was only one plant. Celebrity, German Johnson, and Rutgers were planted as well as a tomato we haven’t tried before. Bloody Butcher. The pictures of bloody picture looked like a blood red vine tomato. It turned out to be red, but not so red as the pictures. I also expected a larger tomato. They turned out to be only a little larger than a cherry tomato. They are very early though. The 1st was picked on the 20th of May. Normally our first tomato comes close to the 4th of July. They are also quite delicious, tasting like an old fashioned tomato. The really great thing is that the mesclun is still producing and a salad can be made with everything from the garden. No cucumbers yet, but they were late being planted. Bloody Butcher will stay on the planting list next year. David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/