Homegrown tomatoes

[gunzo]

We don't generally have them ripen here till about the first of July & they just don't stay around long enough. What a treat! I look forward to other fresh things out of the garden & while they are always better than off season substitutes, they don't seem to me to be exceptionally better.
But fresh garden tomato, it's 10 levels above the off season ones IMO. So far above, I think the off season ones should be given a different name.

Some folks have other faves from the garden this time of year, what's yours?

 

[krw]

Aint nuthing better at lunch in the summer. Homegrown tomatoes and bacon sandwichs with a real liberal swipe of Miracle Whip!!

 

[contender]

Good, fresh produce,, not commercially grown, when it comes in season, and left to ripen correctly before picking,, the best.
Tomatoes, squash, peppers, taters, apples, peaches, all melons, etc. ALL of it!

Locally, they are picking the commercial tomatoes. I see a BUNCH of them on the ground, in between the rows, WASTED. Just because they won't "grade out" as top produce. Such a waste.

 

[nekvermont]

I have 18 Broccoli plants and it is producing some beautiful heads this year, have broccoli coming out our ears right now. Just started some more seeds in pots, that will get planted in the garden for a fall crop.
Zucchinis are starting to come in .... Love zukes.
My tomatoes are really doing well this year but have a ways to go before we get to eat any.
Last year I planted spinach in Sept. and had a good crop. I ended up leaving the spinach plants in the ground over the winter and it came back, (big time) this spring, we picked 3 1/2 pounds of clean leaf.
Looking forward to corn, cukes, green beans, onions, garlic, collards, red potatoes, green peppers and buttercup squash.
Love the garden and probably give away as much as we eat.

 

[eveled]

As good as those fresh tomatoes taste now. Can you imagine back in the day how good they tasted when you couldn’t get “fresh” produce all year round?

 

[wolfsong]

Living smack dab in the middle of the greater San Joaquin Valley, I am spoiled by the abundant variety of fruit, veggies, nuts and affordable alfalfa a short drive (in some cases a short walk) in any direction from my home. Plus, I get to visit and shoot the ship with my neighboring farmers and ranchers while gifting dove breasts, smoked meats. salmon or rainbow trout, fresh eggs & such and getting the results of their harvests in return. I even have access to a few small crops of sweet corn hidden amongst acres and acres of silage corn. Life in the country is good.

 

[Pat-inCO]

Unfortunately, in the oven of AZ, we do not get "fresh" tomatoes, or much of anything else.
Tomatoes here are TOUGH, at best. Cantaloupe are seldom worth eating, and many others
are "less than optimal". SIGH! - - - If you have a choice, stay away from the Phoenix area.