Hello Steemians,
Grandpa And Grandma Had A Tomato
Garden Separate From
The Big Vegetable Garden.
In The Tomato Garden Were Many
Varieties
Big Huge Beef Steak Tomatoes
All The Way Down
To Cherry Tomatoes.
In The Late Winter, Grandpa And
Grandma Would Start The Seeds In
The House.
They Would Use What Ever
They Had In The House Such
As Saved Egg cartons,
Cut Off Milk Cartons,
Recycled Dixie Cups,
Old Cream Cheese Containers,
Etc...
They Planted The Seeds In
A Special Potting Soil Mix
That Grandpa Made. Using
Seeds Leftover From
The Year Before.
The Planted Seeds Were
Then Put On A Table In Front
Of A Window
In The Back Room To Sprout
Once The Sprouted Seeds
Are A Few inches Tall
It Is Then Time To Transplant
Into A Bigger Container
To Finish Growing Before
Transplanting Outside
In The Spring Grandpa
Would Till The Ground
To Get It Ready For
The Tomatoes.
Then Transplanting Begins
Old Long Branches And Sticks
And Bamboo Stakes Were
Tied To The Plants To Hold
Them Up.
Once The Tomato Plants Put Out
Green Tomatoes, My Mother Would
Bring Some Home And Fry Them
In A Seasoned Flour Mixture And We
Would Eat Fried Green Tomato Sandwiches
Yum!
Grandpas Tomato Garden Was Famous
For Huge Beefsteak Tomatoes.
The Neighbors And Grandpa
Socialized Via What They Called
"The Tomato Barter And Seed Exchange Club"
The Neighbors Would Exchange
What They Had In Their Garden For Some
Of Grandpas Famous
Beefsteak Tomatoes
They Would Trade,
Cucumbers, Peppers Of All Kinds,
Even Home Canned Goods Just To
Get Some Of Grandpas Beefsteak Tomato
Goodness.
Grandma Would Use Some
Of The Tomato Harvest To
To Cook Homemade Canned
Tomato Ketchup, Tomato Paste,
Tomato Sauce, Tomato Juice And
Tomatoes And Store Them
For The Coming Winter.
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" Grandpas Homestead"
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