Monday, October 6, 2008

When life gives you tomatoes...

Last year it looked like this - (big thanks to Geoff for helping with the gravel)


After a lot of work, now it looks like this:

(Internet Problems - I'll post pic later)

Brent Bardo and his green thumb was the mastermind behind the garden this year. Double digging, starts from Wasatch Community Garden, arranged planting, careful watering, pruning, and cages.

Brent got a little...no, maybe a lot, carried away with the number of tomatoes he planted. I didn't even know that many varieties of tomatoes existed. And I had no idea plants got that tall.

We picked about a hundred tomatoes this weekend...and turned it into this


(Salsa)

And this ...


(Marinara Sauce)

And this.



(Tomato Basil Soup)

Now all I need is an extra freezer to store it and we'll be enjoying the garden all winter!

(a quick shout out to Brent Bardo who's biking across the US right now. I hear he's in the middle of colorado in a place called 'Hoosier Pass.' )

1 comment:

bhbardo said...

Hey Julie,

Stumbled onto your blog. Thanks for the shout out. Hope you enjoyed the tomatoes. Winter farming is in full swing right now in Texas. Tasty. Hope you are well.

Brent