The Last of our Great Harvest

Today we tore down our tomato plants.  Where once there were piles and piles of intertwined vines filled with beautiful ripe red cherry tomatoes, now there is an empty lot of deep brown earth, waiting for a new crop of winter vegetables.

The cherry tomatoes were the glory of our our world for a short season. Every afternoon the entire family went out into the yard and excitedly picked a new barrel of them, then brought them into the kitchen and scratched our heads as to what to do with them. Our glory tomato days are over, and we must move on.

Here is the end of our sloppy wet garden, and the start of a new winter garden: