The anticipation of tomatoes is killing me! Maggie is taking some to Italia today for small heirloom salads, so we'll see what the public opinion is. I've personally tasted about five of our varieties, with my favorite so far being Dr. Wyche's yellow, which oddly enough is listed in our catalogue under Orange tomatoes. Almost the texture of a tangerine paired with a plum, and slightly tropical flavor. Yum! Thousands of tomatoes ready to go within the next two weeks will keep us busy, and give us something a little more valuable to sell....hehehe. I understand it now though, tomatoes are a lot of work, especially in terms of watering. We have about 150 plants, all hand-watered. Elsewhere on the farm, the baby chicks are becoming young ladies, loving life in the drag tractor and doing a damn good job keeping the grass and weeds down. Love em! Also, got to have a little fun with my friend Liz and her eagerness to sample some hot peppers. Some of the peppers aren't quite ready, but the filius blue, and the vietnamese multi-color provide a very clean heat to set up a nice platform of more pain to come. Ok... ramble on! Cheers, JR
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