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county fair and farmer's market
Jun 28, 2008 | 11:16 AM PST
Dropped off #1 son's 4-H project today and they judged it as it came in...blue ribbon!!! Yea!!! Also went to the farmer's market on the square. They have it every Sat. morning during the summer, but I'm never in town on Saturdays, so I took the oppurtunity to stop in. Great stuff! Lots of plants! I got 4 thornless blackberry bushes for a bargain price, since it was so close to closing time. Been wanting to get me some of these for a couple of years now. Perfect timing too, since veggie planting time is over. But I also bought a "Pavabactum piriforme" tomato from France. The lady calls them "Pink Torpedo" for short. She was telling me all about a "Spoon" tomato that she had, but couldn't find it. She promised to have some next week, but I don't know if I could get there then. The spoon variety are the world's smallest tomato. It takes 20 to fill a Tbsp. These torpedos are small also, and she said the flavor is exceptional. So I guess I did have to plant a veggie when I got home. Also got some scarlett runner beans for next year and 6 bachelor button flowers. I was very excited! I was thinking of getting watermelon and sweet corn (didn't have any there) but this is just as good if not better!
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Jun 28, 2008 | 11:16 AM PST
Dropped off #1 son's 4-H project today and they judged it as it came in...blue ribbon!!! Yea!!! Also went to the farmer's market on the square. They have it every Sat. morning during the summer, but I'm never in town on Saturdays, so I took the oppurtunity to stop in. Great stuff! Lots of plants! I got 4 thornless blackberry bushes for a bargain price, since it was so close to closing time. Been wanting to get me some of these for a couple of years now. Perfect timing too, since veggie planting time is over. But I also bought a "Pavabactum piriforme" tomato from France. The lady calls them "Pink Torpedo" for short. She was telling me all about a "Spoon" tomato that she had, but couldn't find it. She promised to have some next week, but I don't know if I could get there then. The spoon variety are the world's smallest tomato. It takes 20 to fill a Tbsp. These torpedos are small also, and she said the flavor is exceptional. So I guess I did have to plant a veggie when I got home. Also got some scarlett runner beans for next year and 6 bachelor button flowers. I was very excited! I was thinking of getting watermelon and sweet corn (didn't have any there) but this is just as good if not better!
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Jun 28, 2008 | 8:25 PM PST
Sounds like a perfect day. I cannot imagine a tomatoe that small--that spoon. |
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Jun 29, 2008 | 11:05 AM PST
Your comment could have been a carbon copy of me and my son yesterday in Shelbyville. I have the Spoon Tomato and the "Torpedo" tomato also. Tried to find the tomato on Google today with no luck. My son, by-the-way, will be entering his Spoon tomatoes Monday in another 4-H project. If the lady at the square doesn't have any more Spoon plants let me know and we can connect. |
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Jul 1, 2008 | 6:00 AM PST
This lady that I got the Torpedo plant from also told me about a "black" tomato. She said that it's not a true black but makes the red ones look anemic. It's from Russia. And really good.I almost got that one. |
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