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On Aug 31, 8:47*pm, "Polly Esther" > wrote:
> "sf" <wrote>>
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> > That's one of the tomatoes my son in law grows and he gave me 5 huge
> > ones two weeks ago. *Yum!

>
> I had no idea there was a Tomato Heaven. *If there is one, that's where I
> want to go. *That's probably where Julia Child is. *Her favorite food was a
> tomato sandwich on white bread with Hellman's mayonnaise. *Our local
> tomatoes this year were mostly water with no flavor. *Maybe I'll grow a few
> myself next year and see if I can do better. *Polly


Overwatering is the death of flavor, by the way. Wait till the leaves
droop, unless you're growing San Marzano's or others susceptible to
blossom-end rot.