First Tomato of the Season

After letting our garden plot lay fallow for two years, we decided to plant something in it this year. We were mainly encouraged by Kate's parents buying us a "grow your own vegetables" pack that included onions, potatoes, and garlic. We opted to not try the lettuce, carrots, and tomato seeds that came in the pack.

At the beginning of the season our neighbor, Dennis, was nice enough to till the land for us, which made it so much easier to plant. He also provided some corn seed, which has done amazingly well. We bought an assortment of tomato plants from Lowe's, which seem to have done very well.

Our first tomatoes were ready for picking this week. Here is a picture of one of the first tomatoes to come off the vine. We have not yet sliced one to taste the summery goodness.