A variety of yellow watermelon awaits tasters at Saturday's LSU AgCenter Garden Fest.
The LSU AgCenter Garden Fest at the Burden Center was the land of yellow watermelons and tomatoes called potato. Of bloody Marys and omelets. Of hayrides and field tours.
I spent most of my time test-driving different watermelons and tomatoes in the taste-testing tents. Kiki Fontenot, the AgCenter’s tomato expert, said the taste-test was more than just a fun activity, it helps researchers decide what produce farmers should grow. We were collecting data. Tasty, tasty data.
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- Unfortunately, my favorite tomato, the Hillbilly Potato Leaf, is a poor yielder. “You might get five tomatoes,” tomato expert Kiki Fontenot said. Five really good tomatoes.
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- My favorite watermelon, Sangria.
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- Another taster said these Black From Tula tomatoes had a smoky flavor well-suited to BLT’s.
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