Plump, ripe and warm from the sun, the moment you bite into it, a juicy explosion of flavors will convince you that nothing beats growing your own tomatoes! Here is a little snapshot of the journey of our "Celebrity" and "Husky Cherry Red" tomato plants this summer.
We bought our tomato plants from Walmart for $1.50 each {that's how much I spend on ONE tomato at the Teeter}!
21 days later...
7 days later...
8 days later...
6 days later...
7 days later...
4 days later...{we finally saw RED}
5 days later...
14 days later...we have more tomatoes than we can ever eat {and we eat a TON of tomatoes}!
Time to enjoy the fruits of our labor! Recipes {using our homegrown tomatoes} to follow...
OMG, I need to do that next year. That's awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous! We've had a tomato plant on our patio that is thriving but not really producing much fruit. So ... should I put MiracleGro on it??
ReplyDeleteholy moly--good thing you like tomatoes because you've got enough to feed a small army!!
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