On the Quality of Tomatoes

That 1st homegrown tomato is usually the best thing on earth. This year’s tomatoes so far have been a little disappointing. The very 1st was one that had been damaged by a bird. Only half of it was ripe. That half was delicious. The next two tomatoes were either Marglobe or Rutgers and they were great. The last couple of tomatoes have been German Johnson. They were huge tomatoes, but mealy. It is nice to take a single slice to make a sandwich, but only if it is a delicious tomato.

On the other side of the garden the new potatoes this year have been prolific and delicious. The sugar peas are also delicious even though, by mistake, dwarf grey sugar was planted instead of sugar snap. With the sugar snap the whole pod can be eaten even if the pea is mature. The dwarf grey sugar pods are tough when they are filled out.

There are still no cucumbers and the squash have not been productive. The ones we have gotten have been delicious. There are blossoms on the egg plants, but no fruit. Maybe, soon.

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/