I have babies............

17 years ago

........tomatoes.

Moe built some raised garden beds for me last year and this year he put a frame up over one of them for growing tomatoes.

Planted 14 tomato plants, mostly heirloom, nine in the raised bed and five in pots. Four of the plants already have little babies.

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shellm
17 years ago
Ann,your babies are beautiful.Nice job.

Shelley
mustangs81
17 years ago
Ann, Just like your plated food, your pre-plated food looks beautiful. My tomato plants are huge but ugly; so are the tomatoes but the taste soooo good.
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trixietx
17 years ago
I have babies also, but my plants aren't as pretty as yours. I love your raised bed with the frame.

Is there anything better than a homegrown tomato? We have been eating red skin potatoes for the past month and they are so good. Anything from the garden is just good.
caflowerluver
17 years ago
They're coming along nicely. We just ate our first ripe tomato Sunday, a Moskvich. I have picked 2 more but saving them. I grew the plants from seeds, 14 different heirloom ones and over 27 plants. The first fresh tomatoes of the season are worth their weight in gold! Yum!
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pfmastin
17 years ago
It's the *most* wonderful time.....of the year! :) Lovely, little guys, Ann_t. That's a good looking support system.

I had my first tomato last week...a yellow cherry. It looks like it will be a little wait before the next ones, though.
Terri_PacNW
17 years ago
I don't have no tomato babies..but I do have jalepeno babies.

I'm jealous of your little green babies!
trudymom
17 years ago
No wonder your tomatoes are so happy--they have a gorgeous tomato cage home. Congratulations!
riverrat1
17 years ago
I started to giggle when I saw the title of your post. I knew that I would open pictures to miniature somethings...

The plants look so healthy! I guess we would all look like spring chickens if we had the support of a Moe made frame up!

Good looking babies! I can't wait to see them on a BLT with your homemade bread.
Bizzo
17 years ago
ooooohh!
canarybird01
17 years ago
Nice little tomatoes Ann.

Hope they get lots of sunshine and grow big and juicy!

SharonCb
dedtired
17 years ago
They certainly are little cuties and they are lucky to have a good mama -- a real hot tomato.

I have one lonely plant growing on a pot on my driveway, which is where it gets the most sun. I don't even know the variety because someone gave it to me.

I grow them more for the pleasure of seeing them grow than for eating. The ones I grew last year were awful. I have so many friends who grow them that I end up with plenty of orphans looking for a home.
annie1992
17 years ago
Mine are growing and have blossoms, but no babies yet, you're going to beat me to the ripe tomatoes again, aren't you Ann?

I do have one tiny little serrano pepper, but the pepper plant is only about 3 inches tall, if the pepper grows it's going to knock the plant over. It's just been too cool here so far for them to be happy.

Moe did a great job with that support system, too, and your flowers are lovely.

Annie
momto4kids
17 years ago
They're gorgeous, Ann.

Do they favor you or Moe? LOL!

Wish I could grow tomatoes, sigh...jealous...sigh
dixiedog_2007
17 years ago
They're looking nice and healthy Ann. You'll have fresh, homegrown tomatoes in no time. Your husband did a great job.
Solsthumper
17 years ago
Ann, I must be pah-sychic, because I had a pretty good idea what this thread would be about. And what good-looking tomatoes you have!

Btw, great idea on Moe's tomato frame. It's an idea I'd like to replicate for my tomatoes next year. Speaking of tomatoes, my plants are filled with blossoms, and not much else, yet.

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lisacdm
17 years ago
Oh they look great - I'm jealous my plants are still small. It's been so rainy & cool here I don't think I'll have any tomatoes until October.
lakeguy35
17 years ago
Can I borrow Moe for a weekend or two? Tell him I'll make salads and breakfast for dinner! LOL

I remember the first raised beds from last year Ann ...the tomatoe beds look great. I had to replant this year due to all of the rain and a hail storm we had in May. I've got flowers and just tonight I noticed two small ones on one plant. Not sure what will happen as we have shot into the high nineties pushing a hundred as far as temps go....the heat indexes are already 104 plus. Normal for here but a little early for us.

David

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