First Tomato

July 1 produced the first tomatoes of the season. Actually, there were three of them and none were very large, two being the 4th of July type (not much larger than a cherry tomato) and one being a cherry (Sweet 100). Reading today that June had 23 days of rain including the last three days of June and the first two days of July, I guess I should be very happy to have anything red at this time.

The potatoes have continued to produce very nicely, as we have had fresh potatoes almost on a daily basis. I have found that microwaving them for up to six minutes for 2-3 medium potatoes does a very nice job of cooking them just to the right consistency. Both the Yukon Gold and Norland Red have produced nice medium sized potatoes that are quite tasty.