rosemary, thyme and oregano. Marinated with lamb kabobs.
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Midnight Sun. A gorgeous variety created by Karen Olivier. To my palate the taste is lightly citrusy, sweet and refreshingly flavorful. Texture is somewhat buttery/creamy and juicy. It’s a unique tomato for looks and taste. I love it, but this year it has some serious contenders for the number 1 spot in my books. This year only the top 15 varieties will be selected for next year’s garden. Midnight Sun definitely makes the cut: she’s still a top 5.
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Salvaterra Roma, weighing at 2 lbs and 1 oz of pure deliciousness. Last night, like we do before every dinner, we have tomato tasting time with the family, where we rate and critique every tomato variety that goes in a salad. By a landslide, everyone voted the Salvaterra Roma their favorite tomato so far this year. It was described as “like eating a steak, smokey, rich and juicy.” It’s almost a shame to can this tomato. Next year I’m considering having a whole row for this variety. The plants are also loaded. Fantastic variety for sure! The only problem with this tomato variety is that I need 10 of those tomatoes to be able to scrape a few seeds for next year!
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That a BEET?
It is. It’s a Bull’s Blood Beet to be specific. Isn’t she a beauty?
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I bet the tops cook up good…especially mixed in with mustard or dandelion greens!
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cook ours with some split kielbasa or smoked sausage.
Jim - all your stuff looks fantastic! 
I wish we could grow melons like that. We battle mosaic here - always. My cucumbers succumb to it every summer - and only live for about a month, producing. Downhill from there.
Looking forward to trying Shiros next summer . . . if my graft is old enough to set fruit. Yours look great. What are the ones next to the Shiros? Not Toka? Our Tokas were wonderful - tiny but amazingly juicy and flavorful. First harvest of those.
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2 big Charentais melons, sorry no picture, but they were good, very sweet. I’ve been picking them so naturally I have to eat some.
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my tomatoes are just now flowering and making fruit.
we had orca beans, kale, yellow squash and chicken for dinner.
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Just realized that my Midnight Sun Tomato pictures didn’t upload from my post above. In case you were wondering…
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The only fruit I have left hanging after a lot of persimmons dropped and squirrels took all my peaches, pears and apples way before they were ripe is 2 Lehman’s delight American persimmons and my first fair crop of muscadines. I’m hoping those make it across the finish line. In the meantime tomatoes and bitter melon are coming in heavy. I was away from a week and harvested these bitter melon off just two vines and have about as many of the bumpy kind still to harvest as well. I ate one of them at lunch. The smooth ones are definitely less bitter than the bumpy ones, but I enjoy both. I got my first Tromboncino today from a late planting, so those should be coming in pretty heavy soon as well.
Next I need to get out there to get the rest of the tomatoes, but just grabbed the big fella before the squirrels saw it. It is a Mega Marv, which is living up to its name. Not the prettiest tomatoes, but there are a few ripening bigger than this one, so amusing to grow.
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hey, thanks for the compliment. Those plums are Methley plums. They have been consistent and delicious for 5 years now, love that tree. I have a Toka tree, which really hasn’t produced yet. I think the Toka tree is 4 years old now, makes a few plums, not enough to make netting the tree worthwhile. Hopefully next year! Glad your Tokas were good!
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This Mariana’s Peace tomato that just ripened was so good. I made this caprese salad with some of my basil.
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If you have not tried this… you need to.
Okra, squash, potatoes, onions all fried together…
Mmmm good.
We dont do potatoes now days but that is a awesome mix.
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Thanks @TNHunter! I don’t really like fried food. But I’m going to quickly sauté this zucchini with onion. I like my vegetables not too mushy, a bit on the crunchy side.
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