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I'm currently on Blogspot powered by Google. It isn't working the way I want. To quote Sammy Davis, Jr. when asked why he hugged Tricky Dick Nixon: "It seemed like a good idea at the time."

Enough fooling around with those smaller paste tomatoes. Put Carol Chyko's Big Paste (above) to grow next year. Far less peeling

We experimented with Carol Chyko's Big Paste this year.  One of the winenrs. Big producer. Great flavor.  Hey, trying to varieties is half the fun of growing them yourself.

Pesky squirrels and chipmunks! Photo: Lynn M. Smith Photography/Flickr from the Mother Nature Network

Karla M asks:  How do I discourage chipminks from eating my almost-ripe tomatoes?

 Tom Oder of the Mother Nature Network suggests a variety methods, ranging from pets and cages to a capsaicin punch and more, uh, direct & merciless methods. I'm kinda skeptical of the one about firearms. Stats show you're more likely to blow a hole in your own foot.

German Johnson with Red Cherries. Photo by Joerg Metzner

Joerg Metzner of Evanston, Illinois tells us that it's been a great growing season and a great harvest.

First Harvest - Amana Orange

The wait is over. Nothing like starting the month with a table full of Amana Orange fresh off the vine, waiting for canning.

The pay off. The first harvest of one plant yielded 14 pounds of delicious, delectable, delightful Amana Orange tomatoes. Plenty to eat with enough left to can.