I have to say, its been a long couple of months since I last posted. Unfortunately my attention has been devoted to a ruptured Achilles tendon that I managed to snap playing touch football. While its has been a difficult couple of months, (much of which has been off my feet) I've realized how much I enjoy being out in the garden. Against DR's orders, I have managed to do some gardening and got many of my heirlooms in before "the snap heard round the field". The little bit of gardening I have done has rendered a messy yet productive garden full of cucumbers, spinach, broccoli, beans, herbs, lettuce and of course... heirloom tomato plants. While we haven't had the most ideal tomato growing spring and summer here in SW Ontario, many of us are starting to see our heirlooms begin to mature. This is the time of year that our spring garden labouring begins to pay off. All in all, I'm happy to be back blogging just in time for harvest season. Below are a few pics I took towards the end of July.
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| Black Crimson potted heirloom July 24, 2013 |
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| My out of control heirloom Cucumber plant |
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| Hawaiian Currant starting to ripen |
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Red Robin dwarf heirloom with my less than
dwarf Coon dog "Daisy" in the background |
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Jaune Flamme heirloom potted
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| Jaune Flamme late July |
Sorry to hear you've been laid low by your Achilles tendon!
ReplyDeleteMy friend and I are enjoying our heirloom tomato bounty - from plants which we bought from you at the Western Fair Market this spring. Of course, we've forgotten which varieties we got (Black Krim, and Pineapple Heirloom for certain); the "striped green/red" one is possibly my favourite, and I'm not sure WHAT variety it is.
Looking-forward to more pix of your tomatoes!
Hi Lisa
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you! Glad you are enjoying your heirlooms. I'm thinking it is the Pink Berkley Tie Dye... and they are really tasty. My fav's so far this year are the Jaune Flamme's. With the return to hot/humid weather, many later varieties are starting to ripen up. Looking forward to that.
Thanks for reading
Mark
TheTomatoPatch.ca