Growing tomatoes- early July report

Our Husky Cherry Tomatoes and Early Girl Tomatoes are ripening and beginning to be eaten (by us!). These tomatoes are so flavorful off the vine... every year I wonder if it's worth the effort to grow them ourselves and as soon as I taste them, I know it definitely is.

-Tomatoes need a ton of water. Like gallons/day so DO NOT OVERCROWD THEM. The more soil they are in, the more moisture they retain between waterings. Also, their root systems are large and they do not like to share ground space with another plant. 
-We have ours in self-watering containers which I highly, highly recommend if not in the ground.
-They need 6-8 hours of sun/day. If your garden doesn't get that, forget about growing tomatoes.
-Buy small seedlings after the last frost and plant outside in containers with potting soil mixed with compost, watering regularly and fertilizing with a liquid seaweed fertilizer every two weeks.

Wait and see how pleasing it is to watch them shoot up and have those green fruits ripen to a succulent red! Grab some basil from your herb pot and buy some bufala mozzarella. Slice on a plate with olive oil, balsamic, salt, and pepper...et voila! Perfection.

 Look at how many tomatoes are getting close to being ripe on our plant! We are going to be giving them away at this rate.

Early Girl tomatoes are not super big, but they sure do grow quickly and ripen well. I'll update on taste later!