Elidor
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Fri Jun-25-04 05:25 PM
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Mmmmmm...Fresh, Homegrown Organic Maters!!! |
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Edited on Fri Jun-25-04 05:25 PM by Hardhead
Just checked the garden and found handfuls! It's harvest time! A trio of ripe Beefmasters were ready to fall. Four Patios were hanging by a thread. Half a dozen gorgeous Mr. Stripeys joined them, along with 4 Grapes. (There were seven additional ripe ones that had split open due to heavy rains.) No pesticides whatsoever, just fresh goodness.
Happiness is a homegrown mater. :)
Supposedly, our forebears thought they were poisonous. I've always wondered if that's an apochryphal tale. A woman reportedly fainted at the sight of a man eating a fresh-picked Mater.
But who could resist these gorgeous red fruit? This weekend I'll harvest some of the green ones and make Fried Green Maters. Mmmmmmmmm!!! :9
Meanwhile, the beans and squash are coming along well and the white corn is 6 feet tall. :)
You know you're getting old when you get excited about your veggies!
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Fri Jun-25-04 06:46 PM
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That's not fair!
My maters are about a foot tall and not looking good. We have a very cold spring going. Last night it was in the mid-40's...that's not good for anything -- peppers, okra or eggplants.
Will you share?
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Elidor
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Fri Jun-25-04 07:33 PM
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Soon I'll have more than I can eat! Maters are made for sharing.
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Fri Jun-25-04 07:51 PM
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The Amish Brandywine (Jungseed.com) is the pick over a dozen others except the very Sweet Millions grape tomato. Brandywine is big, deliciously unique and hard to grow as they require 82 days of summer like weather.
Not this year...:-(
Thanks for sharing...the best to you and your sun-flavored orbs.
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Fri Jun-25-04 06:47 PM
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Can't grow then in our sandy soil and hot temps. The store brought ones taste like cardboard.
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