My favorite for overall tomato-y flavor would be Brad's Atomic Grape, but a solid second place for a sweet beefsteak would be the Golden King of Siberia.
Your comment about grandparents hits true, I have fond memories of my Bestemor's numerous houseplants, of which her African violet was always my favorite.
Oh they certainly do, once you've had homegrown, store bought will forever taste bland. And there's such crazy variety, some are intensely sweet, others tart or savory.
Nope, not any harder than making standard tomato sauce!
About 4-5 tablespoons.
Desperately try to foist them on friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, passing dog walkers, the mailman... anybody who'd take some 😆
Beyond that, we'd eat tomato based meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and we canned dozens of pints of salsa and sauce (that we're still eating!).
Yesss, that sounds delicious. My favorite is sliced with mozzarella, basil and balsamic glaze on a slice of toasted sourdough rubbed with garlic.
Hah sure, head on out to Riverside and I'll give you a garden tour!
Well I put the seedlings in 3 weeks later this year, so between that and the delayed heat, I'd say I'm about a month behind.
I just checked, and I harvested my first tomatoes on May 24th last year, so yeah a month tracks.
I love how fuzzy their little bodies are, they look so pettable!
Ooooh them's fighting words. Have you tried a burger with a homegrown tomato? Pretty night and day, might just change your mind.
[Image description: a plate with a burger and sides. The burger is open and ready to be assembled, one bun has sauce and a slice of an heirloom tomato, the other has the patty, cheese, pickles and bacon.]