My how you've grown.

I am oh so proud of this plant, it has been through so much, really it has. Look at it now, positively blooming/fruiting...

From this (one on the left) in April

To this...(far left again) in May

To this...in June

To this.....magnificent mass of juicy tomatoes in August

I started with four plants, one is thriving, another is hanging on in there (the one that produced the tomato that tasted like snow!), the others didn't make it, but I have high hopes for next year. Although I must admit, it has been an effort...I feel like I've spent the last five months desperately trying to revive these plants! I might make myself a certificate, I deserve it. 

xo.

Totally Tomatoes.

Back in April LV and I bought two tiny tomato plants, they didn't do that well despite religious watering, warmth all the TLC a tomato plant could wish for. They didn't spring into action and then there was 'the incident' where I nipped off the actual flowers from one of the plants (instead of the side shoots...a result of miscommunication). So, understandably I thought we were nearing the end of their short lives, I was reaching acceptance that I wasn't green fingered and I just wasn't meant to grow tomatoes...but then something wonderful happened. After repotting the limp, yellow leaved, mutilated cherry tomato plant it embraced its new home, clung to life and started sprouting tomatoes left right and centre...I was thrilled and LV ecstatic and on our return from work/nursery today one of the tomatoes is turning red! We danced, we laughed oh how we revelled in our plant growing success  and tomorrow we will pick it, cut it and share it. I cannot wait.

Unfortunately the plum tomato plant hasn't done quite so well, the main reason for this is LV threw her space hopper at it and three tomatoes fell off leaving just the one lonely tomato. No other signs of tomatoes on this plant. Despite this sad news I am still overwhelmed with excitement regarding our one red tomato. Well done us.

xo.

ps - the chili plant and the pepper plant didn't make it....we tried, we failed...but we'll try again.

We grow our own vege.....nearly

I'm not a natural when it comes to gardening. We've spent the last few years in a flat so I haven't needed to know about gardening, but now, now we have a garden, with boarders that need tending to. This morning we took a trip to the garden centre to stock up on some essentials: gardening gloves, pots, tools and most exciting two tomato, one red bell pepper and one chilli plant. That's right, LV and I are going to grow vegetables. It's going to be brilliant, she'll love watering them and watching them grow and I'll feel like a saintly earth mother encouraging her to nurture things. Perfect. I asked the garden centre assistant for some tips and she spent 20 minutes explaining the level of care a tomato plant requires. I
can't remember most of the tips so I'm going to follow my gardening instincts. I'll let you know how we get on.

Chilli & Red bell pepper plant

Two tomato plants

Our lovely vegetable plant collection.

xo.