Tomato Season!

It’s nearly the 4th of July, which generally means: 

our tomatoes are ripening!

As previously mentioned on this blog,

I decided to grow my tomatoes in pots this year,

and have really enjoyed it.

I must be crazy, though, to try to keep a vine upright.

Really.

(I do use a lot of tomato tape.)

And I guess I hadn’t been very good at monitoring the vines,

because 2 branches fell from the weight of the tomatoes
on them, and tore away from their main stems.

Phooey!!

Instead of throwing them in the trash,

I stuck them in a jar of water.

And believe it or not, 

I've even harvested a couple of tomatoes from them.

“Never surrender! Never say die!”

LOL

The vines have outgrown the tomato ladders (supports),

so I’m not sure what will happen next.

I had hoped they would all grow on top of each other for support,

so we’ll see.

If I remember correctly,

they’ll kinda self-destruct in a few weeks, anyway.

Who knows?

It’s been over 100° 4 times already.

When it gets that hot, 

sometimes the tomatoes seem to cook right on the vine. 

At the very least, their skin gets a little tough. 

But that’s okay! 

It doesn’t stop us from popping them right in our mouths!

I counted 46 tomatoes on this little saucer.

I’m growing Sweet 100’s.

And there were about 6 more that were turning color,

but I left them on the vine until tomorrow. 

Gotta ration the fun!

It’s not like a few years ago, 

when Mr. Man actually picked 400 tomatoes on the 4th of July!!

Every year is different. And that’s most of the fun.

And I think I will do the container gardening again next year. 

It’s worked out really well.

If you have a spot of sunshine, even if it’s on your driveway, 

you could try it, too!

“It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts 

while eating a homegrown tomato.”

-- Lewis Grizzard

XOXO,

Lucky Dog

♥