I picked my first ripe tomato on Sunday. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the season. I plan on canning a bunch for sauces & soups this winter. (it is a Viva Italia Tomato)
So what did I do with the first one? It graced the top of our grilled pizza in thin slices. Perfect!
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This is a journal of my small organic gardens in north eastern Ohio, zone 5(a). Our gardens are named after our dog Lucy, a big brown/black lab mix from the local pound. We started calling her “Chiots” when she was a puppy and the name stuck. She thinks the yard and gardens belong to her, she chases away all squirrels & rabbits and the UPS man.
Our yard is very small and fairly shady, we are surrounded by woods all 3 sides. The soil is made up of rocks and clay, not the best, but I’ve spent 7 years adding chicken manure & compost. When we first moved in 8 years ago, the gardens were in terrible shape from years of neglect and too many chemical pesticides and fertilizers. It has taken years to reset the balance of nature and we're finally starting to see the fruit of our efforts. We unearth worms when we dig and we are seeing more and more birds and beneficial insects in the gardens. The soil is also starting to improve after years and years of hard work amending it with all kinds of organic compost.
I am also in NEOhio in Cleveland. I got my first ripe Pink Girl tomato over this past weekend and couldn’t have been happier. This is the latest ripening that I can remember. Can’t wait for them all to start blushing.
to Karen in OH's comment
I know, this one has been pink for so long. It looks like the floodgates will open here soon and I’ll be canning away trying to preserve them all for winter!
Hope you enjoy your tomato!
to Susy's comment
[...] have a few ripe tomatoes in a couple weeks which will be much earlier than last year when I picked my first ripe tomato on August [...]
to Here They Come: Tomatoes | Chiot’s Run's comment