Tomato Bounty

This summer was a good one in terms of weather, not too hot and not too much rain (but enough). Since we didn't have the usual long stretches of hot weather, certain things in the garden did not excel as they usually do, especially the tomatoes. Everyone complained about the same thing, the tomatoes were growing slowly and stayed green for a long time. We planted a ton of tomatoes, and had plenty of fruit, but again, they remained green.

Toward the end of summer, however, the tomatoes seemed to get a second wind and suddenly we were harvesting them by the bucket load. In fact, we use upward of 60-70 plum tomatoes per market, and our garden bounty helped us out in this regard, at least for the last few markets. It was pretty cool, and some customers could recognize and appreciate our using home grown tomatoes. Saving money and pleasing customers, isn't that what commerce is all about?

Next year I think with some proper planning, we could use our own tomatoes and cucumbers more effectively. It will take some organization and effort, but how cool would that be?

Until then, thanks for reading, and thanks to Corey Burger for the pic.