Bigger than baseballs

Dad and I cut back the Wisteria vine last fall, on the south side of the house. The vine that grows 20' in a few weeks time. We have worked at keeping it cut down this summer which opened up the side yard to sun. Lots of sun! Gardens like sunshine and we planted a couple of tomato plants in there. I grew, successful, peas and cilatro against the cement wall. We had fresh lettuce and spinach from the side garden and it was there, I tried (unsuccessfully) to grow and harvest from the hot bed. sigh . . . it snowed and snowed and wouldn't warm up and I had to pull the plug . . . but maybe next winter.

Look at these tomatoes! This is what we grew in the south garden this summer. The tomatoes prospered and we enjoyed them (especially me!)

Now the vines are begining to die back but I have a volunteer tomato on the ground with twice as many tomatoes waiting to ripen. The vines are still green and growing. I am going to save seed from this hardy tomato. I'll grow them next year! Someday I hope to have vine ripened tomatoes twelve months of the year!