I lied to my husband, so far he has no clue!
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
United States
May 23, 2016 11:37am CST
We had very windy weather Saturday and Sunday....today just a little of the more normal wind that we always have. However, yesterday's wind saved my butt. I'll explain....
The bigger of our two tomato plants had one long branch at the top and it had about 8 blooms on it (meaning the potential for 8 tomatoes). The wind had pushed the branch behind the stake and I wanted to push it back where it belonged. I guess I didn't know my own strength and when I pushed it snapped off.
So, since no one saw me do it, I figured why cause a scene. When my husband came outside I casually said, "Oh you know that branch with the blooms, well, the wind snapped it off."
Without hesitation he said, "It happens, can't do much about it."
Please don't anyone tell him the truth - thanks!
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26 responses
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 May 16
Your secret is safe with me. It will produce more later and be a sturdier plant. I would be tempted to stick the broken part in water to see if it would root.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 May 16
I could have stuck it in the ground, but the reason we only have two plants is because that's all we need, so I trashed it.
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@LadyDuck (457822)
• Switzerland
24 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill So true, I am always very careful to avoid the "looks"...
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 May 16
@LadyDuck The 'looks' are worse than words no matter who gives them right.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 May 16
Or to avoid one of the 'looks'....
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@dodo19 (47045)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
24 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill no problem. My lips are sealed too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 May 16
Thank you - my lips are sealed.!
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@annierose (18926)
• Philippines
24 May 16
Sometimes we just have to lie in order to avoid complications. In here, we call it "white lies." Perhaps you were thinking that if you tell the truth to your hubby then he will get angry with you and scold you. So, to avoid such scene, it is just better to lie.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 May 16
Actually, he's a very easy going person and it would take more than that to get him upset...like if I killed the whole plant LOL
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
23 May 16
a very solid wind it was too. coughcough
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 May 16
If I was drinking tea I would have spit it out LOL
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 May 16
My lips are sealed @AbbyGreenhill .
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@snowy22315 (169831)
• United States
23 May 16
sssshhhhhh! I won't breathe a word of it. Just don't accidentally leave your lappy open to this page!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 May 16
He is cool, you are right! He would not have been upset.
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@cheerfulnuts (604)
• Philippines
24 May 16
Who knows, if you didn't snap it, maybe the wind will, so it's better to just blame the wind.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 May 16
It's all forgotten and forgiven and the plant continues to grow.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 May 16
Thanks!!And I don't even read those 'sensationalist' mags!
@Marilynda1225 (79645)
• United States
23 May 16
sometimes it's just easier to blame the wind 
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 May 16
Blackmail, oh no I better bribe you in case you intended to take all my money LOL
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 May 16
The wind probably would have snapped it if I didn't.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 May 16
He might not actually yell, he doesn't yell, but he might say "don't touch it again!"
@marlina (154166)
• Canada
23 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill And I must say that your titles draw me in all the time.
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 May 16
Thanks I always try for a good title, sometimes it works!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
24 May 16
@Drosophila (it's forgotten about!)
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@Drosophila (16573)
• Ireland
24 May 16
@AbbyGreenhill except the tomatoes hihi!!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 May 16
we must be kin folks 
cause that would also be exactly what I did. DID you know you can root that branch and make another tomato plant? just bury it deep in the ground and soon it`ll make new roots.
cause that would also be exactly what I did. DID you know you can root that branch and make another tomato plant? just bury it deep in the ground and soon it`ll make new roots.1 person likes this
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
23 May 16
I know I could have but we only have two plants since that's all we need - we get so many tomatoes we give them away - can't eat all of them fast enough! It's a secret.....
