First Jersey Tomato of 2006

The first Jersey tomato of the year for me! It's red, it's ripe, and it is only June 20th! I took that grainy photo at 6:00 yesterday. Thanks to John and Joan's fruit market in Piscataway, where the plants are the healthiest, hardiest I've ever seen. I got that plant for Mother's Day, and one month later I have the first ripe Jersey tomato in the neighborhood.

People write from all over asking me to send them tomatoes. I wish I could.