July 12, 2017
More!
We have lots of tomatoes! Check back often to see what’s happening. Contact us if you like homegrown tomatoes. Here’s our Bay Area quarter-acre tomato farmer’s almanac:
July 12, 2017
Lots of tomatoes - Berkeley Tie Dye and Cherokee Purple!
July 7, 2017
Lots of ripening Berkeley Tie Dye tomatoes!
May 21, 2017
Dragonflies in the garden eat pesky bugs.
May 14, 2017
Cherokee Purple is a favorite that we plant every year. On the shady side of a taller plant such as a tomato, pansies last a long time. These were planted two years ago. They self-seeded last year and made it through the super wet winter.
May 14, 2017
Thanks to a good friend who started seeds early and grew amazing seedlings, the vegetable garden was installed in March. This is Berkeley Tie Dye with fruit already.
August 5, 2016
Lots of tomatoes are ripening on the vines now.
July 23, 2016
First batch. Hopefully more to come!
July 18, 2016
Got one before the squirrel!
December 9, 2015
End of corn season.
December 9, 2015
Weekly rain has arrived. The fruits need to be harvested to avoid spoilage.
November 23, 2015
The new champion! The persimmons are ripe finally. They are huge this year.
November 21, 2015
'Silver Queen' sweet corn planted in early August is ready for harvest.
December 13, 2014
Harvested last of persimmons today. (Bumper crop this year.)
July 31, 2014
Harvesting lots of heirloom tomatoes!
Cherokee Chocolate, Omar’s Lebanese, and Kellog’s Breakfast
April 2, 2014
Planted lots of tomatoes this year (OK, even more than usual!)
February 27, 2014
Popcorn poppin’ on the apricot tree
September 5, 2013
Bigger Faye
August 27, 2013
Big Faye
July 27, 2013
Harvesting lots of tomatoes and more.
June 19, 2013
Harvested first tomatoes (Sweet Seedless).
April 7, 2013
Planted tomatoes. This year we are growing Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, Sweet Seedless, and Nebraska Wedding. The first two are our favorites, especially for eating fresh. The last two are new to us.
December 9, 2012
A big persimmon
December 9, 2012
Harvested last of the persimmons
October 27, 2012
Persimmon harvest starting
October 22, 2012
Turn off the sprinkler system! First day of 2012-13 rainy season in Northern California
September 1, 2012
Lots of tomatoes, figs, and tomatillos
August 27, 2012
Harvesting lots of big tomatoes (and figs)!
August 1, 2012
Harvested Lavendar Touch eggplants and Korean squash
July 29, 2012
Harvested first Cherokee Purple tomatoes of the season
April 1, 2012
Planted Cherokee Purple tomatoes
February 25, 2012
Popcorn poppin’ on the apricot tree
November 1, 2011
Sometimes we have lots of persimmons
March 29, 2011
Planted tomatoes