Picking Our First Tomatoes
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325923)
Rockingham, Australia
March 20, 2016 7:25pm CST
I've just been out to pick the first of our tomatoes. They are actually organic as we've had no need to dust or spray them. There is a good crop on the few bushes we have.
The watermelons have been a bit of a disappointment as they don't taste as nice as the ones in the shop. However the butternut pumpkins are doing well and we'll have free pumpkins for ages.
I was sent out to pick the tomatoes as Vince still had his bare feet on! Don't you think the tomatoes look tasty?
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32507)
• Calgary, Alberta
21 Mar 16
They look succulent , fresh and free from science experiments. Did you know some groceries rub kerosene to tomatoes to make them look shiny. That is why I plant tomatoes too. I want to eat vegetables and not science experiments.
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 16
I didn't know that. That's terrible. I know apples get polished so they shine but I don't think they put anything on them. They wouldn't be allowed to put kerosene on them here. There'd be an uproar.
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
21 Mar 16
I love the smell of garden tomatoes Judy.
Those are beauties for sure.
Good organic too.
I hope you make good stuff with them or just eat them like they are.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv If I had enough of them, I would make lovely spaghetti sauce
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 16
@TiarasOceanView That would be a good use for them but Vince isn't keen on spaghetti dishes and he is the cook.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45939)
• United States
21 Mar 16
Those tomatoes look yummy! Makes me want to get started on ours. I am anxious for the growing season to begin. Fresh tomatoes are my favorite garden vegetable. Nothing can compare to home grown tomatoes.
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 16
@LdeL0318 Someone had a post the other day of growing things on a type of vertical ladder. Here's the link:
At the Chicago Flower and Garden show there was a display for those who don't have the room to grow flowers or vegetables. I thought it was an amazing idea....
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
21 Mar 16
Your plants are healthy too. You seem to have a green thumb. I grew tomatoes after years when a member from a garden forum sent me seeds all the way from the UK. I had a second crop too from the seeds I produced from my first crop. It was such a joy. I have a third crop plant but it is not as healthy as yours.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv I agree with you. Sometimes we meet with unexpected success
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@Tampa_girl7 (49056)
• United States
21 Mar 16
I love tomatoes. They do look very tasty.
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 16
They are not very big but that doesn't matter. They will still be yummy.
@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 16
That's a shame. I do think I've been lucky with these. Usually I'm not so lucky.
@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Mar 16
they do look tasty .... I used to love eating tomatoes of the vine that my dad had grown in his garden..... I'm not such a great fan of pumpkins ect.... but i'm glad your crop is doing well....
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv I don't think bigger is always better.... like yours... my dads were not very big... but they were very tasty....
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 16
@sueznewz2 I find the huge strawberries often don't have a lot of taste either.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
25 Mar 16
They look delicious. I am jealous but I do understand its summer where you live. I am looking forward to a garden. It will be may before it gets planted.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
4 Apr 16
@JudyEv what do you plant before winter? Is your winter ice and snow like ours? Just curious...
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Apr 16
@PainsOnSlate I'll have to look up my vegetable book to see what I should be planting! 
I'm a lousy gardener. If we're unlucky we may get one or two frosts over winter and some rain. Sorry - couldn't resist letting you know how mild our winters are compared to yours. No ice, no snow, no blizzards, no clearing driveways - but no snowmen either. 
I'm a lousy gardener. If we're unlucky we may get one or two frosts over winter and some rain. Sorry - couldn't resist letting you know how mild our winters are compared to yours. No ice, no snow, no blizzards, no clearing driveways - but no snowmen either. 1 person likes this
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
21 Mar 16
Yes, and if our weather would cooperate, I would plant tomatoes too. Yum.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
23 Mar 16
@JudyEv It has been unreliable. Right in the middle of cool weather, we get weeks of hot. In the middle of hot, we get weeks of cold. Nothing survives or if it does, bears fruit. It takes too much water when garden results are iffy.
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 16
@ElizabethWallace Certainly if water is a bit scarce it isn't worth the effort.
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@destimona (1910)
• Luxembourg, Luxembourg
21 Mar 16
Yes. Ofcourse it looks tasty. Its an awesome feeling to reap our own crops. Huge Kudos.
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Mar 16
Thank you. It is nice to grow your own food even if it's only tomatoes.
@destimona (1910)
• Luxembourg, Luxembourg
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv Yes. That's true. Even I wish to plant myown food like onion,tomatoes,cucumber etc. My garden is not yet cleaned.still filled with contruction waste particle. Got an appointment with a gardener. He quoted a large amount to clean up and to do ploughing etc. Have to make an appointment with other gardener. Letme find the right person, Then I will start my bio products at home.
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 16
@destimona You will be looking forward to getting your garden organised. I hope you find a good person to do the work soon.
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
26 Mar 16
OH wow! I envy you. Wish I have those lovely tomato plants in my garden. They just look so yummy. I like eating tomatoes especially when they're organic.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv Those tomatoes look beautiful and tasty.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv I wish I could just eat one now(not necessarily with salt sprinkled on it.)
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@1creekgirl (40554)
• United States
21 Mar 16
Your tomatoes are gorgeous! Can't wait for ours to get ripe. We've just planted them so it will be a while. I can hardly eat the ones in the grocery store. 
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@1creekgirl (40554)
• United States
23 Mar 16
@JudyEv Oh, the store ones don't even compare to home-grown! I love to make a sandwich with white bread, fresh tomato, mayo, salt and pepper. Yummmm!
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Mar 16
Those are some good looking tomatoes. Our neighbour is going to grow some veggies in our flower box this summer.
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@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv - He said something about beans. And other things, but I know he said something about beans.
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@JudyEv (325923)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Mar 16
@teamfreak16 I think beans are pretty easy to grow too. I should plant some of them.
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@filadelfia1022 (60)
• Bulgaria
21 Mar 16
in march tomatoes, awesome.I love organic food and veggies.Home production and home made food is the best choice
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@filadelfia1022 (60)
• Bulgaria
21 Mar 16
@JudyEv exactly.and my parents are doing the same.everything tastes much better! it's great to have your own gardens :)
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