Today we went to Jeff's (my son in case anyone does not know) and I started to pick tomatoes. He has I bet over a hundred plants so it was fun to see which ones I could name. I was surprised to see my favorite one already ready to pick because it is a late bloomer and we usually don't harvest them until later in August. This variety is called Coyote and is small and yellow, and sweet as honey! I also picked many others, and was so tired after I sealed the cedar raised beds when I got home (and after almost getting heat stroke today, no kidding...it was 112) that I did not even eat any.
I also picked mesquite beans. Jeff reminded me not to ever pick them from off of the ground as they get moldy, but there were plenty on the trees. I think it was a perfect time for them. They smell like sweet hay! I hope to be able to keep them long enough to take them to the annual flour grinding day, in August I think sometime, and make some flour out of these. I should definitely go get some more because I don't think it will amount to very much. I could try to grind my own, but I never have so not sure how I would do that. Maybe my food processor? I will for sure put pictures up here if I do.
No recipes or pics tonight...off to bed to ponder tomorrows day. I have a sick kitty so I will be sending good thoughts to her and hope she is well tomorrow.
You're so lucky to have such a talented horticulturist as a son! Enjoy those 'maters. Fun to hear about the mesquite beans too. I remember when we moved to Wilcox from Gallup and poor Paco got so skinny over the winter in those sub-zero temps. We had mesquite trees galore in our pasture and he plumped right up grazing on them. Good luck making the flour!
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