On 26/04/2012 10:38 AM, notbob wrote:

> I ate some homegrown tomatoes about 20 yrs ago. This when mrkt
> tomatoes were already crap and had been for a long time. These
> homegrown tomatoes were astonishing! Flavor I'd not tasted in 20 yrs
> before or anytime since. Unfortunately, grown by ppl from a very
> remote part of my in-law's family, which soon passed on, so I never
> really learned the secret. I wanna rediscover that. I think good
> soil is the answer. Again, got any compost and/or worm fans out
> there?


I grew up on home grown tomatoes and really liked them. When I moved out
and got married and lived in an apartment store bought rubbermatoes were
the only option most of the time. I have since discovered that my system
has a problem with tomatoes, but that does not stop me from occasionally
having a some, but only occasionally. They can be really good,
especially when fresh from the garden.


As for composting, we have been doing it for years. I was almost
disappointed when the town started a recycling and compost program a few
years ago. We were given a green bin for compost and my wife throws
everything into that and it gets hauled away. Last week I moved my two
compost bins and had to empty them. I used the soil to fill in some ruts
and depressions in the lawn. Damn that was nice earth. We could have a
lot more of it. Both bins are now empty, but I am going to make a point
of putting the vegetable stuff into them instead of letting them take it
away.