[tubebender]

We buy Cherokee Purple tomatoes at the local farmers market as we think they are the best tasting. I read somewhere that most "black" tomatoes are the finest tasting you can get.

but 30 miles to the west (in the plains) seems to be a constant problem.

Do you mean to the east of you?

[MtnClimber]

Do you mean to the east of you?

Thanks, I did mean east. The front range mountains rise abruptly out of the plains in this area and run in a N-S direction. The high risk tornado area is generally considered to be east of I-25, but they occasionally happen between the mountains and I-25. Here the risks are lightning and forest fires. Oh, bears too. Last week my next door neigghbor just got a dome tent for camping and assembled it in the driveway to practice setup and takedown. It was left set up overnight. A big black bear came out of the forest during the night and just attacked the tent, ripping it to shreds. There was no food inside and it was new so not even old food smells. I know my fences around the garden won't keep a bearr out so I am keeping my fingers crossed. I also am making sure I have bear defense handy when working in the yard!

[MtnClimber]

Sorry for the all-italics post! I accidently used the forward slash insteadof the back slash to remove italics.