Waiting patiently for tomatoes and watermelon

Slowly the tomatoes are turning red and the watermelons are getting melon-sized.  I am going to perfect my ripe-thumping technique by the end of the year.  I’ve always thumped melons, but it’s mostly for show – not entirely sure what sound I am listening for.  The corn is starting to be ready as well.  We […]
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Seriously?

So… you can breed plants to do all sorts of weird things.  How is this guy supporting all those tomatoes?  There are more tomatoes than leaves!!!
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Tomatoes!

My friend Lynne introduced me to her friend Sarah who works with a company that sells tomato seeds.  She’s giving us a bunch of different kinds for us to test out – all she’s asking in return is that we let her know which ones do best!
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