Sun in Summer

Things are heating up in Otter, it's 93 in the shade with
thunderstorms in the forcast for this afternoon.

Just gotta trust that my garden is not in the hail path
and that the cats are standing guard...

The spinach, lettuce, chard, radishes are all up and
growing like wild fire. Have planted basil and oregano
in my tomato patch. The tomatoes are a bit lazy but
they will catch up. Have Better Boy, Minnesota Heirloom,
Roma, Lemon Girl, Sweet 100's and a couple of other varieties
planted. The plants are all about a foot high with small
tomatoes on a couple of plants.

I love the names of tomatoes. Makes me wonder who named
them; where did they originate from? Who grew Minnesota
Marvel in their garden and how in the heck did I ever
notice the seed packet at the bottom of the seed rack at
the hardware store in Broadus, Montana?

Have grown the Sweet 100's for years, they take the heat
and produce the sweetest, tastiest little 'maters anyone
could ask for. A neighbor in Concord, California turned me
onto them when Olivia was a baby. Kids just love picking
them. I like to freeze them and then pop a dozen of them in
a bag and give them to kids to eat out on the porch. Kinda
like a popsicle without the mess.

Why is Better Boy better? Are Roma tomatoes grown in
Rome?

I've seen purple tomatoes seeds but figured I'll try them
next year.