Tomato Girl Forever 🍅
Why yes, I did dress as a Jersey tomato one year for my elementary school Halloween parade.You're welcome. 😂
My mom handmade this costume and was so proud of it! I actually found the red fabric part of the costume in a closet at my parents' house in New Jersey recently, still intact with my mom's hand stitches.
Guess I was always meant to be a tomato farmer! 😬 Random fact: Did you know that the reason New Jersey tomatoes are so famous is because of the well-drained, sandy loam soil that comes from ocean sediment? Apparently the slightly acidic soil gives the tomatoes incredible flavor.
See? I'm a tomato girl forever. ❤️
Here are a few of my favorite tomato images from this season. I grew 13 different varieties! Here are links to the seeds I purchased so you can plan for next year…
Amish Paste - these were huge and perfect for roasting and making soup or sauce.
Speckled Roman - these were okay - not the best production this year.
Mountain Magic - one of my all-time favorite medium-sized tomatoes, always come out perfectly.
Supersweet 100 - produced so many! more than I could harvest due to their smaller size.
Cherry Bomb - these were lovely and delicious, easy to harvest - will grow again.
Green Bee - NO - didn’t like at all!
Purple Bumble Bee - incredible producer - still going strong in November in the greenhouse!
Citrine - I didn’t plant enough of these, but they were delicious and a gorgeous orange cherry.
Striped German - one of my all-time favorite slicer tomatoes - gorgeous color!
Orange Accordion - SO FUN and huge - see below!
Thornburn’s Terra Cotta - lovely, unique color, beautiful in salads.
Brandywine Sudduth’s - probably won’t grow this one again - it was solid, but just okay.
Black From Tula - unique darker, rich color - great for salads or sliced on a plate.
This was my first year growing Orange Accordion tomatoes, and they were SO fun…they look like mini pumpkins as they ripen and are so unique on a plate…
What are your favorite tomatoes to grow? Let me know in the comments! I’d also love to hear your craziest childhood Halloween costume. 😊
P.S. Don’t forget to try my Favorite Creamy Homemade Tomato Soup Recipe.
