Well folks, I have had my mind on some good old home grown tomatoes. Not just any home grown tomatoe, but the kind that is tart tasting and high acid content that I remember my father growing in his vegetable garden. Not being much of a farm girl I had no idea that tomatoes were different until I read an article in the Southern Living Magazine about Heirloom tomatoes. It stuck with me and later on last summer my sister-in-law from Idaho came to visit. She brought some of her Cherokee Purple (an heirloom varity)tomatoes with her. They were delicious! Well, every since then I have been thinking I might try and grow some tomatoes. A lot of people around here grow a vegetable garden, and we have done so in the past. I think the tomatoes we grew in the past were hybred varitys and they lacked the taste I crave. I am doing some research and I am surprised to find there are quite a number of varitys of heirloom tomatoes. I bought some Marglobe seeds and started them in little peat pot things. I hope to find some other kinds too. I think I will be able to find some plants in a month. I don’t especially have a green thumb but maybe my hubby will guide me. I am going to be experimenting with them and maybe try some container gardening and straw bale gardening.
If you are a gardener looking for a place to relocate the Lake Norman and Troutman areas may be a place for you to practice your gardening skills. Although I, myself, cannot brag about my gardens, I see many of my friends and neighbor making wonderful gardens. This area has a long growing season. No Frost likely from the middle of April to October. If you would like more information about this area call me at 704 663 9085
Nancy Shoemaker REALTOR/Broker nshoemaker @ c21hecht.com
Century 21 Hecht Realty
467 River Highway
Mooresville NC 28117
