Yellow Cuties

Last month I bought large tomato and pepper plants that had already set some fruit.  Some of the plants didn't have identification tags, and the ones that did just said "tomato" or "pepper", with no indication of the type.  That was alright with me-I've never met a tomato I didn't like, and I could tell from the tiny blocky peppers hanging from the stems they were a mild bell variety

I planted everything, then waited.  As I expected, nothing happened above ground at first, because the plants were putting their energy into growing roots.  However, about ten days later the plants started growing taller and the tiny tomatoes and peppers turned into larger ones.  Last week I noticed the remains of a tomato that a critter had taken off the vine.  It didn't look very red, but I guessed it had been ripe enough to appeal to a bird or squirrel.

Since the tomatoes were obviously ripe enough to be attractive to something I started checking the plants each day.  I found a couple of red fruits buried under some leaves on a bush variety plant, but the easy-to-see ones weren't turning.  Today I took a good look at the plant and realized the fruits weren't red--they were yellow!

Today's harvest

The yellow tomatoes are about an inch and a half across, bigger than cherry tomatoes but smaller than full-sized fruit.  They taste delicious.

Five years ago today: Thanks for asking!