There is something to be said about above ground garden plots. They produce the first tomatoes.
While my in-ground tomato plants finally have a few small ‘maters, Nancy’s plants in her above ground garden cage have already produced vine ripened tomatoes. We plucked three, fat, red-ripe tomatoes yesterday.
My Daddy once said that it didn’t really matter when you planted tomatoes, they all come in at the same time. That’s true of regular gardens, but above ground gardens get hotter, quicker and tomatoes need warm soil to thrive and grown.
Fortunately, about the time Nancy’s tomatoes stop producing, mine will be just coming in, so I’m hoping we’ll get 4 good months of picking fresh tomatoes.
Bring on the lettuce, Wright’s bacon, and Dukes Mayonnaise. There are lots of BLTs in store.