Wordless Wednesday - Harvest Complete

The harvest is complete at the Bomba Farm in Seymour Connecticut. Winter awaits! See NC Sue at WW

Ruby Tuesday Too - Summer Harvest

Ah, it has been an unusually cold Winter in the Northeast US, and we are tired of it. Not that I want time to fly by, so for Ruby Tuesday Too, let's fast forward to the August harvest of our potted tomatoes similar to these. Despite the frosty season we had, a yearlong dream is that basis Summer Salad of fresh tomatoes, mozzarella and basil with a light balsamic dressing and worth the wait :) So we await the warm weather harvest to commence!

Ruby Tuesday Too - The harvest yet to be...

The color red predominates the fun and colorful meme Ruby Tuesday Too. I am a bit ahead of myself here, these are from our tomato harvest in 2012 - but it is a sign of things to arrive in August. My old friend Mike and I spoke on the phone the other day, and he is to arrive not later that 23 May to assist us in planting tomato seedlings for 2014 - it has been a cool Spring and we hope planting in late May will avoid any killing frosts. We plant tomatoes, peppers and herbs in large storage containers that make it easier for me to harvest the sweet Romas and such from the wheelchair for that fabulous summer salad of tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. Which I dream about all year :)

Ruby Tuesday 2 - Last harvest this year...

Ruby Tuesday 2 is back, and alas as Autumn approaches, the tomatoes will grow no more. So we are now gathering the remaining fruit in the pots alongside the garage in any color...to ripen in the windows. Alas, winter tomatoes are picked green and transported by truck later - and winter fruit ripened in the window in January is just not the same. So when this is all ruby, a homegrown tomato and mozzarella salad will be the culinary prize!