Neglect Turned Out To Be The Key To Success!

I have this rogue tomato plant that decided to bloom at the end of summer.

Before I left for vacation, I enjoyed plenty of delicious, sun-warmed produce and figured the rest would ripen and die off from neglect before I got back.

But I was wrong.

Apparently, late-season tomatoes take their sweet time to ripen.

When I returned home after more than a week of neglect, that scrappy little plant had gone wild.

I had a massive harvest waiting for me.

Oh my gosh – what am I supposed to do with all of these tomatoes?

I decided to try oven-drying a small batch, just to see what would happen.

It worked.

Oh. My. Gosh.

They were incredible – savory, tangy, chewy little bursts of joy.

I was going to freeze the extras, but they’re so delicious that there might not be any extra left to freeze.

And the best part? I still have a ton of green ones waiting to ripen.

I am in tomato heaven.

I didn’t plan to become a tomato farmer, but here we are.

What about you?

Have you ever had a plant surprise you like that?

Share your garden success (or disaster) stories in the comments.

Misery – and bumper crops – love company!