Gambling on Tomatoes

Yep...we gambled, and gambled big. We planted the tomatoes at our "satellite" property (featured here on this blog) and we took a gamble by planting before May 1st. This is a calculated gamble because, historically, the last freeze of the year could be as late at May 1st.

Well, historically, the worst freeze in April in the last 30 years was April 20th. We lost 75-80% of what we planted on April 13th. I didn't take a picture because I honestly didn't want to see it more than once!

Farmer Jeff has reminded me that this is why he starts with 1,000 seedlings. Sigh...

Tomorrow he will be replanting about 150 tomatoes. I will be at a marketing class in San Francisco, in a nice warm, dry room. It is supposed to rain again tomorrow here...

At least the tomatoes will like it!