There’s a lot to be said for a good tomato.  And soon, it will be that time again… for that fresh-out-of-the-garden, plump and juicy, crazy-go-nuts tomato.  Smarter people than me have even talked about the appeal…

“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.”
– Lewis Grizzard

On the other hand, a bad tomato can send you reeling.  It will ruin your entire salad, right down to the cucumber.  You know the kind… pale and tasteless with that incomparable texture… mealy or something.  Enough to make the Jolly Green Giant cry….

But not a Veg.  The tomato is a fruit you know.  It was first born in South America, and was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

They can be social….
Why did the tomato go out with a prune?
Because he couldn’t find a date!

Sometimes problematic…..
How do you fix a broken tomato?
Tomato paste!

Very refined…
Why did Mrs. Tomato turn red?
She saw Mr. Green Pea!

…and modest….
Why Did The Tomato Blush?
Because he saw the salad dressing.

So there you have it.  The versatile tomato.  You say toe-MAY-toe…  I say toe-MOTT-toe….

Coming soon…. to a garden near you.