December Harvest

[robby]

We haven't had freezing temperatures yet in the San Joaquin Valley. I picked lemons and about 6 quarts of Roma tomatoes.
I pick tomatoes at the pink stage, and let them finish ripening indoors. Birds will almost always get bright red tomatoes. I have 4 cats to patrol the garden and catch birds, rats and gophers.

Did you know that tomatoes and peppers are perennial plants in warmer climes? I'm sure that here we'll eventually get a freeze, but I'll let them grow until then.

The lemons are Meyer lemons, which are technically sour oranges. I'm going to juice and can this first batch.