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Heirloom Tomatoes

One of my passions is growing Heirloom Tomatoes - I have around 20 varieties, and I am hoping for a BIG harvest this year.

Like most tomato growers, I anxiously await the first ripe tomato.  I plan when to pick it, how I will eat it, and most of all, how good it will taste. 

On Friday, I saw five almost-ripe tomatoes, and although the tomato experts (like Dr. Carolyn Male) say you can harvest them as soon as the color is 1/2 up the fruit, I decided to leave them on the vine.

Well, they are gone.  Disappeared!  The most likely culpret is Tallulah, my 2-year-old yellow Labrador.  She has a particular fondness for tomatoes, and though she hardly ever gets in trouble, i think she decided SHE needed the first tomatoes of the season.

If you want to learn more about heirloom tomatoes, I highly recommend, "100 Hierloom Tomatoes for the American Garden" - By Dr. Carolyn J. Male.

I am going to Tractor Supply later to get more fencing.

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Yum! I want to hear more about your tomatoes. One of my fondest memories as a child is popping a ripe tomato off the vine in the garden and making a simple sandwich out of it: toasted bread with a little butter, a sliced fresh just-picked (never refrigerated!) tomato, and a dash of salt. That's it. Not gourmet. Not complex. One of my favorite sandwiches in the world.

Remind Tallulah she's a carnivore and to leave the veggies for the humans! :-)

Ann Zuccardy
Vermont Shortbread Company

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