How Are Yours Doing?

Ouch, that's too bad. I can't imagine not having much of a summer.

Could you plant some cooler crops? I think lettuce and cabbage do well in cooler weather, and maybe broccoli, brussel sprouts and that sort of thing. I'd definitely look into it.

I started all of mine from seed at various times, so I will have them coming in for a longer period through the summer (I hope!)

I just have the one type of tomato, the big boy beefsteak or somesuch. I think cherry tomatoes are easier, but my husband wanted the big guy.

Ours are heirloom plants of 3 different varieties. One is cherry tomatoes one is yellow and the other is red. Big ones aren't ready yet though.

I planted two different types of peppers from seed too, colorful bell pepper and banana peppers.

They just when through a really big growth spurt and I think I see little flower buds starting, so it shouldn't be long and I'll see some peppers, I'm sure.

The peppers always are a little slower than the tomatoes. They like the hotter weather. It sounds as if you and hubby are going to do some really healthy eating this year. I like to put slices of red bell pepper in my sandwiches when I cannot get decent tomatoes.

Pepper instead of tomatoes! Gonna try this one out!

Wow, 40 tomatoes does sound like a lot! I've got lots of flowers but I know I don't have near that many, not all at once anyway.

Tom says he will eat them for lunch every day.

If he doesn't already do it, he may want to butter the outsides of bread (homemade is preferable ) like you would for a grilled cheese. Put slices of tomato in there, and a slice of cheese and grill it in the pan as you would a toasted cheese.

The cheese melts over the tomato and it's fabulous! As for the number of tomatoes, I know! We bought the plants when they were already nice and then started using miracle grow. Boy did it!

I probably told you about that sandwich before, too... either I gave away all my secrets in an earlier talk about tomato plants, or I'm*really* having some serious deja vu today. Everything I'm saying sounds repeated.

I needed things to plant that I could do in containers or small areas, and since he loves tomatoes so much, it seemed the thing to do. It will sure be cheaper (and much better!) than buying them at the store.

Even if I don't like to eat them, I enjoy nurturing things in my little garden.

I'm really ready for these tomatoes to ripen so that my husband can enjoy them. He is tickled that I am going to all this trouble for him, but I'm having fun and it keeps me off the streets!

I was lucky enough to find a good number of tomato cages that someone had tossed to the side of the yard near the woods here at the place that I'm renting. I didn't have to pay for them, so it worked out great!

it sure did work out for you.you might be able to use them again next year, if you keep them.

Yep, containers is the way to go if you can't have a 'real' garden. This is my first time doing it and so far I've done pretty good, with the little knowledge and limited resources I have to work with.

]I wanted to say turn red not green

I think my peppers will be popping out soon, and thew few tomatoes that I do have are growing a bit each day.

Won't be long!

Well that stinks. He didn't even tell you he was cutting them?

I'm renting a small place here too and my landlord is right next door. He better not think about doing anything like that to me! (He's a nice guy so I don't think he would).