Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Every year Farmer Ed laughs at me as I try to grow tomatoes at this altitude (6500. ft) But I cannot be stopped. I put the huge pots on my wagon and wheel them inside on cold nights and of course there is black gold from the alpacas in the soil. I water them faithfully and encourage them with kind words. One pot is cherry tomatoes the other pot has larger tomatoes but guess what I got a handful of this weekend? My little cherry tomatoes! Farmer Ed was not laughing as he popped a few of these sweet babies in his mouth. 😁 Of course I can buy delicious home grown tomatoes at the farmer’s market (and I do) but there is something very satisfying about having them grown right outside my door. I also have a few kohlrabis, cucumbers and banana peppers but the tomatoes are my favorites probably because it’s such a challenge. #persistence #dontgiveup #highaltitudetomatoes
Photo of the day: Aren’t they beautiful? 
Kim M
Nice work! Ours down here in the SLC valley just won’t ripen in this heat. I think the current weather trend is benefitting you!
Linda
Interesting thought! My daughter (who lives in the Avenues) is telling me hers aren’t ripening either.
Sunny
Beautiful! Home-grown tomatoes are my favorite.
Linda
Thanks Sunny, They’re tiny but so sweet.
Lana
Beautiful little gems! I never realized you were so high up! Alpacas must really feel at home since they came from areas of high elevation. There’s nothing like home-grown tomatoes!
Linda
Thanks Lana. I hope there will be many more little gems before it gets too cold. Out altitude keep our nights really cool too so I can’t complain. And I hope it does remind the alpacas of their ancestral lands!
Gigi Caito
I have not reaped a ripened tomato this season. They grow and then darn, some varmint eats them during the night. I sometimes find half eaten fruit in the yard. Guess it wasn’t that great!
Luckily I have a friend who offers me some of hers and I am forever grateful. And you are right about the delicious taste of a freshly pick ‘mater. Nothing like it!