YOU GUYS. I'm excited... I think this is going to be a really good summer for tomatoes and other summer veggies. We're getting a fair bit of rain, temperatures are reasonable and the sun is bright but not glaring.
Personally, I'm thrilled. I really needed a growing season to go well after 2-3 seasons of not-so-great results. But now, for the first time in a long time, I've managed to get a good amount of tomatoes out of the ground. Here's the first one that turned red!
The variety is brandywine cherry. They've turned out pretty huge for cherry-sized tomatoes. If you can't tell from the size of my son's hand, they're about half the size of the average grocery store tomato. They've got a nice balance in acidity — not too sweet and not too sharp. They're meaty as well, with not too many seeds. I recommend this variety!
Dana Springer tells me that we had our first little "harvest" at the PennWell Community Garden as well. A few tomatoes, peppers and even summer squash have grown so far. My sunflowers as well are ready to pop.
Here's a shot I took earlier today:
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