My Little Tomato Garden A Photographic Journey

[justpassingthru]

Me too, us southern boys are starting our gardens.  LOL

Nice looking garden you have there Ale, I don't have any space for a garden so I making mine upside down in 5 gallon buckets, I just about have the frame welded up.

Looking forward to the 'mater pics.

Gene

 

[alelover]

I can't wait to see your contraption Gene.

 

[alelover]

It's only been 8 days but I think they grew a little. I have cucumbers now.

And a pollinator.

And a tomato. LOL. See if you can find it.

And my basil.

Thanks for tuning in.

See you in a week or two.

 

[Bearcarver]

All coming along nicely!

Bear

 

[captturbo]

Looking great! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure!

 

[alelover]

New Pics From July 3rd

Starting to get cukes and man are they good.

When I slice one up my kitchen smells of cucumber.

Let's go outside. This is the best my cukes have grown in years. Amazing what good dirt can do.

Close up.

The Basil just keeps growing. The septic line runs by that side of the garden.

Genovese Basil is going crazy.

The tomatoes are doing well. Growing too tall too fast though. It's been so hot here the last month. Mid 90s everyday.

Better Boy.

San Marzanos.

Cherry Tomatoes.

The whole garden.

See ya next week. Thanks for tuning in.

 

[captturbo]

It's looking great! Those cukes are killers! I didn't do well with them this year. I tried to grow them while it was too cold. Florida has two all time record breaking cold winters so I got humbled on a few things. Now that it's smoking hot every day my okra and eggplant are pumping out the product. Strangely I still have some tomatoes. Never had maters still coming in July down here.

 

[alelover]

I remember when I lived in Cocoa. Gardening was a challenge.

 

[meateater]

Great looking garden. 

 

[alelover]

Well it's been a while. I have pics of the garden but they are on my less than a year old terabyte hard drive hard drive that I think may have crapped the bed. It's been in the 90's for 2 months with hardly any rain so the garden looks like crap anyway. The basil is thriving though. I do have some pics of the pickins however. Got some cherry tomatoes and some basil and made some insalata caprese. A simple and delicious snack that goes great with a nice hoppy IPA.

Mozzarella, Genovese Basil and cherry tomatoes.

Place a basil leaf on each cube of moz.

Top with a tomato. And secure with a toothpick.

Drizzle with some good EVOO and give it a light dusting of freshly cracked black pepper.

Pair them up with a nice IPA and start snackin.

And a nice Bearview.

Thanks for tuning in to this weeks episode. Mangia.

 

[Bearcarver]

That's Great Scott !!!

With that last BearView, you can turn cherry tomatoes into "Big Boys", just by left clicking!!!

I like doing that too, when I need a snack---Hmmm some of these---a little of this & that----And I like your combination a lot !!!

Thanks,

Bear

 

[alelover]

Thanks Bear. It's an Italian classic. We eat it a lot this time of year.

 

[mco]

Great pic, I was wondering what I was gonna do with all the basil that I have growing, Talk about hot 15 degrees above average and no rain in site

 

[alelover]

Well the tomatoes are all but dead from the heat and no rain. Was able to get one more picking. Here's what I got and what I did with them.

Got some more cherries. Used those for caprese and buttered up my boss at work with some.

Picked some San Marzanos. Picked 3 Better Boys. I'll throw those in too. Those will be sauce.

Blanched them and threw in ice water before peeling.

Sauteed some chopped onion in EVOO.

Added in some crushed garlic near the end so we don't brown the garlic.

Can't make sauce and not throw in some homemade italian sausage.

Fry these babies up.

Slice them into nice size pieces.

A little Bearview.

And into the sauce with them for about 4 hours.

Made some spaghetti and chiabatta garlic bread to go with.

And topped it all off with the king of cheeses.

Thanks for watching. Hope we all had a great summer.

 

[Bearcarver]

MMMMmmmmmm.........Looks Great !!!!!!!!!

Nice BearView too!!!

Bear

 

[mco]

 

[alelover]

Thanks. How come my pics are displaying smaller in the post this time?

 

[alelover]

And here are some Basil pics.





The daddy long legs keep the basil bug free.





And a view of the whole garden. See how beautiful my tomato plants are. Too much hot, not enough rain.

 

[Bearcarver]

Basil looks real nice, Scott !!!

We just had the wettest August ever in SEPA.  You could have had all the water you wanted from here!

Bear

 

[alelover]

It sure would have helped. It actually poured here last nite. Too little too late I'm afraid.