Here’s a photo of the tomato plants taken in the hoophouse this morning. No red ones yet but soon I hope. I’m expecting the cherry tomatoes to ripen first. This year I planted the standard red ones and also a variety called Sungold which are an orange cherry tomato. Eventually (if all goes as planned) there will be quite a few different kinds of tomatoes including: Brandywine (a big red tomato), Wisconsin 55 (a medium-sized tomato), Yellow Peach (a yellow variety), Amish Paste (similar to Romas) and Black Crim (a smaller purple tomato).
Lettuce this Week in St. Paul
This season I have two farm hands who help me pick produce and pack it for you all. On Wednesday morning they were trying to pick lettuce before a thunderstorm rolled in. Needless to say, they were in a hurry so if you’ve found more grit in your lettuce than usual…that would be why.
