tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post324356923062235786..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: You Say Tomato, I Say Let's EatMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-70501064187499450802008-05-14T12:27:00.000-04:002008-05-14T12:27:00.000-04:00your tomatos look amazing i didn't even know you w...your tomatos look amazing i didn't even know you were growing a veggie garden. dave and i planted in mid-april after our last frost(very late frost). but i'm glad we were patient otherwise we would have lost most everything. we are still in the very early stages of waiting for signs of healthy plants. planting in tn is so different from anything i did in fl it is truly a new way of doing marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-2291896383729796392008-05-06T16:43:00.000-04:002008-05-06T16:43:00.000-04:00Holy cow, tomatoes already? It seems like the last...Holy cow, tomatoes already? It seems like the last time I made my rounds of garden blogs that you had only just put those guys into the ground! How lucky! And they're simply gorgeous to boot.<BR/><BR/>My tomatoes are just now starting to bloom, so perhaps by the next time I decide to make my seemingly bi-annual posts and blog visits I may have some fruit, too.hanako!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02775675834293971760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-26561683115787534702008-05-02T23:06:00.000-04:002008-05-02T23:06:00.000-04:00becky: why, thank you... I'm glad you stopped by f...becky: why, thank you... I'm glad you stopped by for a visit.<BR/><BR/>leslie: It has really been a fun experience... I'm sure there is so much more to learn and to know. But I do feel I've leaped the biggest hurdle which was just the fear of the unknown. Now it's just a matter of working with it as I go. Thanks for the encouragement.<BR/><BR/>Vertie: Actually I DID ask myself what was I waiting Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-60565123254176322252008-05-02T20:35:00.000-04:002008-05-02T20:35:00.000-04:00Woo hoo! Congratulations on your tomatoes. Sometim...Woo hoo! Congratulations on your tomatoes. Sometimes the tomatoes are so beautiful that I have to remind myself they were meant for eating! Glad you didn't have that problem.vertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391563643437871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-6614253169768653612008-05-01T23:39:00.000-04:002008-05-01T23:39:00.000-04:00You've joined the ranks of vegetable gardeners for...You've joined the ranks of vegetable gardeners for sure...your tomatoes look wonderful! And tomatoes are the absolute best thing to grow yourself...nothing can compare to homegrown tomatoes!growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-32733062855060669432008-05-01T15:38:00.000-04:002008-05-01T15:38:00.000-04:00Your blog is wonderful. Very creative. I love th...Your blog is wonderful. Very creative. I love those toms!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-23768573778293783172008-04-30T15:03:00.000-04:002008-04-30T15:03:00.000-04:00Thank you all for cheering me along on my tomatoe ...Thank you all for cheering me along on my tomatoe harvest journey. I was so dog-tired when I finally got to writing this post that I forgot to say how wonderfully awesome and tasty my little red orbs were. When I finished my lunch all I could think to describe them was something like "Now THAT'S what a tomato is supposed to taste like."<BR/><BR/>It is truly a dream come true to walk out to my Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-72368302462083231502008-04-30T02:10:00.000-04:002008-04-30T02:10:00.000-04:00I know they were as tasty as they look!I know they were as tasty as they look!brandankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646953903235723354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28048965535302370102008-04-29T22:41:00.000-04:002008-04-29T22:41:00.000-04:00Wow, tomatoes already. I can't wait, yet I have t...Wow, tomatoes already. I can't wait, yet I have to. Congratulations and enjoy. Store bought tomatoes will never measure up to what you grow yourself.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-82118520238452037582008-04-29T21:11:00.000-04:002008-04-29T21:11:00.000-04:00Congratulations! I hope you enjoyed the fruits of...Congratulations! I hope you enjoyed the fruits of your labor.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306886935043225767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-8533767866144019062008-04-29T17:20:00.000-04:002008-04-29T17:20:00.000-04:00You lucky, lucky woman! I can't wait for homegrow...You lucky, lucky woman! I can't wait for homegrown tomatoes. My attempt last year was a complete bust, and I wont' be seeing any until at least August.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691765466320690473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-36552006035800429192008-04-29T09:48:00.000-04:002008-04-29T09:48:00.000-04:00First harvest! First harvest! You are a tease. We ...First harvest! First harvest! You are a tease. We won't even plant out tomatoes for another three weeks! And then, more often than not, we end up with blossom end rot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-58879021774359598642008-04-29T09:42:00.000-04:002008-04-29T09:42:00.000-04:00Meems, lovely. I wish I could grow tomatoes but t...Meems, lovely. I wish I could grow tomatoes but the last few times I have tried they got tomato blight disease. Even if they don't get a disease they don't really have time, or enough sun, to ripen many fruit before the winter in my garden. But I will probably try again, just for that one home grown tomato!<BR/><BR/>Please excuse me for asking but what is a "lanai"? Perhaps a post and some Sylvia (England)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14658826538568918452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-21251286961829687032008-04-29T09:30:00.000-04:002008-04-29T09:30:00.000-04:00How did they taste? Could you taste that sweet hom...How did they taste? Could you taste that sweet homegrown freshness? Congrats on a job well done. You'll want to save some time for the garden later this week - the weather is going to be great! :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106128705768954876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-64925287988082597392008-04-29T07:38:00.000-04:002008-04-29T07:38:00.000-04:00Theres nothing like growing your own is there - a ...Theres nothing like growing your own is there - a real sense of achievement. My tomato plants are only 2 inches tall at the moment!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-42582937999649921122008-04-29T07:29:00.000-04:002008-04-29T07:29:00.000-04:00Hooray for you and you're right, this *is* excitin...Hooray for you and you're right, this *is* exciting stuff! It's still too cold here to even set my tomato transplants out, so try not to think about how jealous I am. Great post title, too!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-5719689452686504102008-04-29T07:13:00.000-04:002008-04-29T07:13:00.000-04:00Now that's a lunch...sitting on the lanai, just yo...Now that's a lunch...sitting on the lanai, just you and the tomatoes in the breeze enjoying your garden.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-21064213245027793612008-04-29T06:53:00.000-04:002008-04-29T06:53:00.000-04:00Meems, your tomatoes are simply beautiful! They j...Meems, your tomatoes are simply beautiful! They just don't look like that in the store. And of course now you know they don't taste like store-bought tomatoes either, thank goodness! There's nothing in the world like fresh-picked, home grown tomatoes. <BR/><BR/>Of course, everything from the garden tastes better than it's store-bought counterpart. Tomatoes though, are in a class by garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-41070054467505314422008-04-29T06:05:00.000-04:002008-04-29T06:05:00.000-04:00Oh gosh, you are gonna make me get out there a pla...Oh gosh, you are gonna make me get out there a plant a tomato plant. Yummmmmm How many napkins did you need for the juice. I can just imagine sinking your teeth into your first tomatoes. These are truly firsts, first grown first harvested. Hooorraaaaaaaaayyy.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-44494385581624365422008-04-29T00:40:00.000-04:002008-04-29T00:40:00.000-04:00This is exciting. I don't think I even need to as...This is exciting. I don't think I even need to ask, "were they good"? You ate them the best way I know of... plain!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations. Once you grow your own food, life is never the same in the garden again.<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.com