Jul 31 2009
One Tomato, Two
I really wish I had the patience to grow a “real” garden.
I love how they look and I love the idea of growing our own food, but I haven’t had the energy to plow, plant, fertilize, weed, nurse, coddle, and curse a garden since the 1970’s.
This year we put ONE tomato plant in a pot and set it out on the deck. So far, we have harvested two tomatoes. Picked when they just started to “pink up,” they now grace our windowsill and are turning redder by the day.
Mind you, we have an ACRE available for gardening. All I can think about is how much WORK it takes to convert a plot of dirt into the “what a beautiful garden you have” stage.
So this year, as in years past, (and probably into the future), we settled for a starter plant and will happily harvest (if one can even CALL it a “harvest”), and eat the fruits of our daily watering.
Our tomato plant has about a dozen more little green boys that we hope will grow into something worth harvesting. We could make salsa and spaghetti sauce. I remember that green tomatoes can be fried, or turned into relish….but wait! I only have ONE plant!
Next year….perhaps.
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