Barbara C. Had Green Thumbs, but an Evil Temperament

We're just now eating her red tomatoes planted in the back yard.   They came up and ripened in what seems like no time.   Tasty too.   I love tomatoes which are both sweet and sour, and these are.  Nothing like a tomato sandwich with a slice of country ham, lettuce, and mayo (Hellmann's or Blue Plate).

OTOH, I have been buying various tomatoes at Ingles and the heirlooms are spotty.   The first ones were good, the last ones almost tasteless.   But expensive.   Greenhouse tomatoes -- better luck but sometimes sorry as hell too.   And always expensive.

I always have bad luck with Ingles watermelons.  The last out of four tries was good, though not the best.   A friend who used to haul melons always knew how to pick the best ones but would never give up his secret.   He's dead now.   I hope he's satisfied taking his secret to the grave.