Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Gardening in July: Tomatoes Ripen

Check it OUT. It's been a long time coming, especially if you take into account the tomato blight of last summer that halted the growth of our two lonely brandywine tomatoes and then rotted them on the vine. So it's been a summer and a half of waiting, watering, checking, pruning, more watering, brow-furrowing and disappointment. But now there's renewed hope and actual anticipation!

Is it ridiculous how I'm planning the celebration for the harvest of this single tomato? The mozzarella I'm going to buy, the rosemary I'm going to pick from our garden, the slices of baguette I'm going to toast and then brush with olive oil. This plate will be the highlight of the dinner. I can't wait!

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