Monday, April 16, 2012

Tomato Transplant and Some Food At Last

It's April 16th and our local ski hill closed yesterday despite the spring snow dump.




Inside it's already almost "June" and our little tomato plants needed to be transplanted to larger pots (only one more transplant). They were planted in the recycled red cups on March 27th, below is the progression of the plants over a less than a month.

March 27th

March 30th

April 3rd

April 8th



April 15th

Hydroponics 

Meanwhile the more mature hydroponic plants produced their first fruit of the season - Red Cherry Heirlooms. We enjoyed some homemade meals that seemed impossible to make with fresh local ingredients in March.
The tomatoes were bright red and orange in color and had a sweet tomato flavor. They were perfect for snacking with just a pinch of sea salt. They also were a great addition to pasta dishes and grilled cheese. 



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