Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tomatoes

We were given a beef steak tomato plant from the relief society and then we decided to buy a cherry plant. We love greenery and thought it would be cool to have fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes. So TJ has been diligently caring for our tomato plants. He has been watering them, giving them calcium fertilizer, bringing them in out of the strong winds, and just babying them. It has been a few months now and the plants are HUGE! Our cherry is loaded with tomatoes. Our beef steak only has two. However, none of them are turning red. The cherry ones have been around for a while now but everyday they just stay green. It is very discouraging for me and I am not even the one who takes care of them. TJ thinks it is because we haven't had very much sun lately. This could be but it is not like it is pitch black all day. I guess I just don't know the process tomatoes undergo to get to the point where they are ready to eat. Hopefully they will turn red soon so we can eat them! This picture doesn't do them justice.

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  1. My beefsteak from RS only has two also. Weird. And neither of them are red. And they look kind of funky. And they don't get any sun. So basically, I've given up on having fresh tomatoes.

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