If you are fortunate enough to have some tomatoes on the vine in your backyard, it's almost time to harvest them.
More than 43 million American households have food gardens, even though we have access at our local grocery stores to practically limitless produce.
A couple of years ago, I planted a small tomato plant on our deck (see above), as well as a green pepper plant and wrote about their progress as the fruit grew and matured. I ended up with three little tomatoes, I think, and no peppers. But at this moment I wish I had thought to put in another tomato plant -- or two.
I tried growing leafy lettuce in a pot last year and my son told me he didn't know that lettuce could taste that good!
I hope you enjoy your harvest this year, if you are lucky enough to have one. For myself, I will be visiting farmer's markets to buy local. Close but still not as neat as green growing plants on the deck.
