Originally feared, the tomato was once considered a beautiful but poisonous fruit by the British. Only the French would refer to the tomato as the “apple of love” – so fitting. I LOVE it and will start referring to them as such.
Well, we moved into a new apartment last year and of course it has a balcony! I thought this was the closest thing I have to a backyard so let’s start planting. I recall planting with my dad when I was a kid so really this isn’t my first garden however that was 25 years ago so really it is.
I heart tomatoes! Soooo, it’s only right that I plant them. In the US more tomatoes are consumed than any other fruit or vegetable and it’s considered a favorite! DUH. BTW it took a ruling by the Supreme Court in 1893 to make a tomato a vegetable. Crazy B!
Some Facts:
- Same family as potato, pepper, eggplant, and petunia
- Thousands of different varieties
- Two cancer-fighting substances in tomatoes
- Florida #1 producer of fresh market tomatoes
- Lots of vitamin A and C
- Tastes awesome with some fresh basil and mozz
I planted my seeds and… watch the video!!!! (not just tomatoes)
Ummm - did you know about the world’s largest food fight in Spain? Ever feel like throwing a tomato – check this out! IT’S CRAZY!! click: La Tomatina Festival
Since we are talking about gardens:
Do you know what the New York State Flower is? I’ll give you a hint. It’s one of the WORLD’S most popular flower and it has 150 species and 20,000 hybrids available. It’s pretty obvious, but I’ll give you the answer in my video.
Oh and for those of you who did not see my video of the moving pole – check this out. Were we just buzzed or is this amazing?????
DON’T judge me.
