The fruits of my labor

Anyone who's known me for any length of time knows that I am not horticulturally talented.  In fact, a certain Mr. Bird has offered in the past to buy me plastic plants - just to save another plant from a lengthy and painful death.  Its not for lack of trying, its more for over watering, and sometimes for absentmindedness - and discovering a long forgotten plant  and finding it this dry husk. 

This year though - inspired by Heidi, Wendy and Crissy - I've attempted to rehabilitate my black thumb, and I think I can fairly say its now just a yellowish one.

These lovely gems are some VF100 hybrid cherry tomatoes - they have some built in resistance to typical tomato problems.  No blossom end rot here baby!  They are tasty too - the only problem is that they arent ripening all at the same time so once or twice a week  I get to harvest a cherry tomato - cut it in half and sprinkle a smidge of salt and share with Mr. Bird.  He agrees that they are quite tasty.  These are growing in some container boxes on top of a table on the side of my house.  Kind of nice to have them elevated and I dont have to root around on my hands and knees.

I may germinate a few more of these tomatoes and add a few more planter boxes.

Comments

[spaazlicious]

I love the way the tomato plants smell in the warm.
Pretty, pretty.

[Cristina (CrissyPo)]

Ah...I will vicariously enjoy them, as all mine died of a fungus. Good thinking with planting the resistant variety!

[Heidi]

Pretty pretty tomatoes! Mine are still struggling, and trying to turn red and orange.

[Li_B]

This is the first year of red tomatoes for me, too. But I blame it on the climate.
Li