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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
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 Posted - May 31 2011 : 09:35:25 AM
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So it wasn't as big as you'd expect a bush goliath to be, but it was 1.)the very first fruit of our labor. 2.) Tasty, and 3.)Big enough for my 5 egg neufchatel and tomatoe omlet. :D
What are you getting to eat first?
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
1487 Posts
Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 11:07:12 AM
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That sounds so delicious - wil be a while before my tomatoes are out. I think the first thing to come out will be cucumbers.
~ Elaine
Farmgirl sister #2822
"Find yourself a cup of tea; the teapot is behind you. Now tell me about hundreds of things." ~Saki
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CMac
True Blue Farmgirl
1074 Posts
Connie
Ashland City
TN
USA
1074 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2011 : 11:13:15 AM
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We have had asparagus, green onions, lettuces and rhubarb so far. But I am really looking forward to the tomatoes and green beans! I think we are a couple of weeks behind this spring because it was cool for so long.
Thanks for sharing Jen. Keeps me excited about the bounty to come.
Connie
"I have three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for company."
Author: Henry David Thoreau |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4751 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4751 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2011 : 12:01:14 PM
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Lucky you Jen! I just put my tomato plants in the garden over the weekend. I am hoping to have some by the end of July. Enjoy yours!
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paulas party flowers
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
paula
golden valley
az
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2011 : 12:59:13 PM
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snowpeas and more snowpeas...onions. Swiss chard..lettuce bolting now. Cilanto went to seed. Going to harvest seeds from cilantro,collards, argula, zucchini up..spagetti squash have blossoms now.basil almost ready...lots of tomato blossoms..only two little cherry tomotoes. Ate them quick...got to plant my other seeds latter....and whew.....all the herbs I already have........paula
the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 3:43:10 PM
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Jealous! We wont have tomoatos for quite some time here on Long Island. So far we have been enjoying Lettuces, Strawberries and soon (fingers crossed) Broccoli! Its so wonderful to enjoy the "fruit of your labor" isnt it?
Smiles,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.. |
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Candy C.
True Blue Farmgirl
823 Posts
Candy
Mescal
AZ
USA
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Mad Typist
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Faith
Vermont
55 Posts |
Posted - May 31 2011 : 6:38:41 PM
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Green w/ envy! I (finally) planted my tomatoes in our water-logged area last Saturday but somehow don't think they'd taste quite as good...
Back to the basics...four chickens, two dogs, one boy and a DH |
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tammyknit
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Tammy
Reedsburg
WI
USA
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 6:44:18 PM
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I had my first salad today with our lettuce and one radish. there are a bunch of green strawberries in the garden, but I think I would like them to get red first:) First snap beans are just coming up along with the cukes.
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tinaberry
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
tina
satsuma
al
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 08:52:25 AM
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| We have had so many tomatoes that I have been canning them 27 jars as of this morning. Onions, squash and lots of potatoes. Cucumbers are almost ready to pick, peas and corn will be ready in about a week. Needless to say I am about to be really busy. |
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chickenmom
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Toni
Tucumcari
NM
USA
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Posted - Jun 05 2011 : 5:49:05 PM
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Lettuce and spinach for about a month or so, getting too hot for it now. Some wonderful broccoli, beets, onions. Been picking peas and snowpeas, but not enough for a meal yet (I blanch and freeze as I pick) Green beans should be ready this week. I have one tomato that is full of little green beauties that I'm drooling over... :)
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Turtlemoon
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
378 Posts
Tanya
Port Orchard
Washington
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - Jun 05 2011 : 10:20:47 PM
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wow!! the only thing we have edible aside from herbs right now are carrots and parsnips that survived the winter. I think strawberries will be first. We are so behind out here in the pacific NW!!
Raggedy Ann stuck in a Barbie Doll World
FarmGirl#1737
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Jun 06 2011 : 07:00:33 AM
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well i am with tanya. we have baby lettuce but thats it. it would be nice if the sun would stay out. so we are waiting waiting waiting. hungry hungry. LOL i am so ready for my garden to grow. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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Turtlemoon
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
378 Posts
Tanya
Port Orchard
Washington
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2011 : 10:02:06 AM
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sherrye... get ready for the thunderstorms and rain today. We had what... 3 days of sun and 70's? Guess that's a record for us right now.
Raggedy Ann stuck in a Barbie Doll World
FarmGirl#1737
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henlady35904
True Blue Farmgirl
295 Posts
Kim
Gadsden
Alabama
USA
295 Posts |
Posted - Jun 06 2011 : 11:09:03 AM
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| We have had strawberries, and lots of yellow summer squash. I put 6 gallons and 1quart in the freezer Sunday. Tomatoes are still green. Saw so peas this am. I too am watering daily. Happy harvesting! |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jun 06 2011 : 7:25:04 PM
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I ate a little cherry tomato earlier as I was watering! I can hardly wait for a big ole juicy big one now. My favorite sandwich is tomato and thick cut bacon on sourdough bread. I could eat them all day. But the tomato has to be ripe and juicy. I have to have a stack of napkins.
Kris
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tinaberry
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
tina
satsuma
al
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - Jun 07 2011 : 12:52:25 PM
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I agree with you Kris! There is nothing like a bacon and tomato sandwich, thick bacon and big thick juicy tomato slices. Never tried it on sourdough but it sounds good and will be trying it.
Tina |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jun 08 2011 : 7:12:21 PM
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Our tomato plants are really producing! Kristin: Those cherry tomatoes are addictive. I take a handful at a time to eat! Today we picked 13 big tomatoes. I wish the okra would produce as much.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Ate my first tomato this morning!
