Last of the Garden – Part 2

This morning I put the ripe tomatoes in the crock pot; they will simmer all day (most of the time with the lid off) and become fresh tomato soup after strained. At lunch, I ran out to the garden to get the remaining produce. The photo below shows (from left, back row) zucchini, eggplant, green…

Last of the Garden

When I finally got into the garden I was surprised to find ripe tomatoes. I had watched the plants for signs of red as I drove down the alley the last few weeks, but  nothing. It turns out, the ripening tomatoes were on the west-facing side of the plants, where it is warm and sunny.…