Yellow Tomatoes

I have gone bonkers over maintaining the garden this spring/summer. We have bought new plants, transplanted plants into the ground from pots, pruned the plants, and I have been watering the garden every day. The gardening streak is still going strong, but no doubt it will fizzle when the cooler months approaches. 

Meanwhile, one of the plants that are growing well in the garden are the tomatoes. I bought a yellow tomato variety (botanic name: Lycopersicon Escullentum) from Bunnings late in the tomato growing season. I had bought it as a project for Gaz, seeing how much he enjoys his annual tomato growing efforts but pretty soon I  had taken over the plant and claimed it as mine. It is watered everyday, and twice, I spent an hour peering at the plant to remove all the caterpillars that have been eating holes into the lovely fragrant leaves. There must have been at least 10 caterpillars that were on the plant. 

The plant was a little slow in fruiting, but once it did, there was an abundance of bright yellow tomatoes. They  are low in acid, sweet and fits in one mouthful. Just perfect as an antioxidant snack on days when I feel guilty for having indulged in fried foods. 

It just goes to show that a little love in the garden can bring great rewards!