Tomato tale

johnp 8/7/2015, 11:46 am

The life of my first large tomato.
On the vine:

At the weigh in- one pound 5.8 oz.:

On he block:

The finish:

The end.

**sanderson** 8/7/2015, 3:31 pm

CapeCoddess 8/7/2015, 4:23 pm

johnp 8/7/2015, 4:45 pm

Both of you had the right idea. The dressing was cucumbers, mint and parsley with lo-fat yogurt and a little hot sauce. The picture was my salad because I am a big fan of cucumber mint sauce. BTW the tomato was so good I had to slow way down and savor each bite. It was a Brandywine. The other half Sunday for BLT"s. rock on

Marc Iverson 8/7/2015, 5:05 pm

A tragedy! It died so young, and childless.

Let this be a warning to the other tomatoes!

**Scorpio Rising** 8/8/2015, 9:46 am

Wow, John, that is a huge Brandywine! I have a few close to picking out there but nothing is completely ready yet. Looks delicious! And the dressing sound wonderful!

TCgardening 8/8/2015, 4:52 pm

That sure looks good but a BLT with home grown tomatoes is my favorite.
The only thing better than that is another one.
I have never been able to grow one that big.
Craig

johnp 8/8/2015, 5:43 pm

Yes sir, BLT's tomorrow!

I have several more almost that big but as they turn color the grasshoppers are relentless. I have one sitting on my counter that is almost ripe but the top on one side is eaten about the size of a 50 cent piece. It is ugly but I am hoping to get the rest of it ripe enough. I really hate those hoppers. Evil or Very Mad

TCgardening 8/8/2015, 6:10 pm

We have a monster sized grasshopper her call the Lubber. Thank goodness they haven't gone for the tomatoes. Whenever they find something they like it is eaten to the ground. Lubber
Years ago I tried using them for bait, nothing would eat them.

**Kelejan** 8/8/2015, 7:39 pm

Marc Iverson wrote:A tragedy! It died so young, and childless.

Let this be a warning to the other tomatoes!

R.I.P.

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