"tenman" wrote in message
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Just went out to the small (6'x8')tomato patch and pulled off half a
dozen rotten ones - big storm the other day and they split. The fruits
are finally starting to ripen up and I got a couple baskets full. The
three largest at the back of the photo are each several pounds I think;
that is a 6" ruler.

I'll be taking some to work tonight for friends and saving a few for
sandwiches. Made salsa last weekend with my tomatoes and home-grown
bell, banana, and jalapeno peppers. Next up: tomato sauce!


I'm green with envy! It's a rare year here in UK when we have any outdoor
tomatoes worth talking about, although the ones in the greenhouse are better
than nothing, if not many of them. Our potatoes aren't doing too bad, but
some are very small because of the wet early summer. The Nicola variety has
produced a reasonable crop on the allotment. The early sweetcorn was a
washout, but we sure have had a bumper crop of peas, for a couple of months
now, and all the leafy veg like chard, endive, and cavolo nero are doing
well.

someone