Last evening we visited Dick and Deb at their homestead, which sits in a bend of Washington Creek. Their garden is a wonder to behold. The vigor of the plants growing in rich bottom land is astonishing. Equally astonishing is the giant circle of 80 tomato plants of every kind -- orange, yellow, red, pink, and striped ranging from the tiniest cherry tomato to the giant brandywines. Deb gave us a grocery bag and generously invited us to pick as many as we wanted.
We couldn't begin to pick one of each variety, but this photo gives some sense of the range of choices.
Here at home, the shallot harvest is now safely stored for winter. Eight and a half pounds will certainly feed us all winter with enough left for next spring's planting. This year I let them dry thoroughly before braiding them together.
Aren't they the cat's meow?
1 comment:
You make me smile! If I could just reach into the photo with the tomatoes and grab one, just ONE!
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