Backyard Farmgals

I scavenged the garden this morning.  In my desperate hunt, I found some amazing things, gorgeous colors and absolutely delicious tomatoes.  I spent nap time sampling 'maters and drooling all over myself!  Yeah, it was attractive... There are a few really great tomatoes in this batch, I have really enjoyed taste testing them (haha) hope y'all enjoy it too! PINK GERMAN - This is a tomato that I have planted before.  Also referred to as Pink German Tree, it is a potato leaf, indeterminate plant that has great big, sweet, luscious tomatoes dripping from it.  It is a bit of a late producer, but I added this to my sauces last year and it was outstanding.  This is one that I will plant year after year. WEIGHT - Heavy SIZE - Very Large ACIDITY - Almost none FLAVOR - Extremely sweet PRODUCTION - Medium-Heavy GENERAL IMPRESSION - This is a sweet, no acidity tomato that makes a great slicer.  It is very meaty, with moderate amounts of s...

Late summer equals tomatoes in my book.  Glorious jewels of green, yellow, orange, pink, red, and purple hanging in the garden.  I wait all year for this moment!  It is my favorite piece of summer.  I tried a lot of new varieties this year, and I have a lot of tasting to do to find my favorites of the bunch.  I thought that I would share my thoughts on the taste testing with y'all so you know what's good too! Green Moldovan Tomato.  Gorgeous greens, I love 'em! Everything that I planted this year was heirloom, which is defined as being an established variety of a plant prior to WWII.  Heirlooms are a little slower to come on, they are also not quite as prolific.  There are several tomatoes that are still ripening that I haven't been able to sink my teeth into.  I am antsy to try them and I tell them every morning while I am watering the farm and feeding animals.  (Yes, I talk to my plants!)  As they ripen, I will continue to...