I believe I've agreed to trade for the White Cherry and Pineapple, but I'm still looking for the Dester tomato seed.

Hi, I am looking for a good bush tomato and bush cherry tomato that I can grow in a pot on the patio. To trade I have heirloom Cherokee purple tomato seeds, poblano pepper seeds and lots of flower seeds please check my list. Thanks, Jean

If the nuesery raises their own plants then it was the fault of one of the nursery workers who put the wrong labels in the wrong place. it happens. But if the nursery subcontracts out for the plants they sell and they already come wrongly labelled that's another story. And that happens as well/ But at this time of the year I can't see any nursery still having good plants to sell.At a couple of places where I read there are stories of folks picking up overgrown very large plants that were outside and not taken care of and paying some ridiculos price for them/ Maybe some of you have local nurseries that still have excellent healthy plants, but we here in the tundra are about the last to put out our plants and for those who buy their plants. And word is that's all that's left at some places are the yellow leaved disease speckled very tall plants. Carolyn

You can make a wonderful pasta sauce with romas and grape or cherry tomatoes. One was is to roast as Ginger says...but I cut the grape or cherry in half and the romas in quarters... Place on a baking sheet in one layer and top with very skinny slices of onion and some grated garlic....and sweet pepper strips if you like. Sprinkle all with Kosher salt and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. I roast at 300 for well more than an hour...things shouldn't brown but become syrupy a bit caramelized. Rough chop and toss with cooked pasta and top with lots of fresh grated parmesan cheese. Or you could do a more traditional sauce....I did a huge pot last week. I sauteed an onion and a sweet green pepper in a couple of tablespoons of EVOO. added 4 or 5 bug cloves of grated fresh garlic....and while that was sauteeing I started blanching and peeling the romas. I cut them in half and tossed them in the pot and cut the little tomatoes in half and just cooked a bit.. Cooked some pasta and put it all into a pasta bowl, topped with fresh grated parm and sopped up the juice with some home made bread. If I had cooked it longer, it would have thickened up....but I just cooked about 30 minutes total including the sautee time of the onions. Oh and lots of fresh cut basil and parsley on top! and invited the neighbors in! Linda C Here is a link that might be useful: Roasted cherry tomatos and pasta