My tomatoes, my boys as I call them as they are Best Boy and Big Boy varieties, are doing amazingly well considering I was sure I was a daisy dead thumb. I love them and actually named them all but I forget who’s who, except for Horace. He was the first to bear fruit so he stands out.
With eight plants nearly four feet high plus two minis (donated by my boyfriend’s parents because eight just isn’t enough), the back deck is quickly becoming overrun with greenery. But it’ll all be worth it when we have enough fresh tomatoes to supply the neighborhood. And hopefully by keeping them up on the deck rather than planting them in the garden, the deer will be less likely to help themselves.
One of my boys appears to be showing off his bare bottom. Wonder where he gets that from?
I know talking or even singing to plants is supposed to help them grow, but how about a little kiss?
And speaking of showing off bottoms, I didn’t realize until this picture was taken that these shorts show off a little more than I intended.
July 10th, 2008 - 5:18 pm
Ahh what a perfect bottom indeed…
July 10th, 2008 - 5:27 pm
one of those plants showing its bare bottom huh? how cute is that? wait till it turns red (tomato red)
July 10th, 2008 - 7:30 pm
Thanks so much for sharing…:) I like your “garden
updates” most of all.
I think your “boys” have nothing to worry about..
after all, anything would respond to your kisses!
July 10th, 2008 - 7:57 pm
What a lovely bottom it is too…..
July 11th, 2008 - 2:19 am
Seems like you have quite the green thumb! and quite the cute shorty shorts too
Dave.
July 11th, 2008 - 2:20 am
Pixie wrote:”I know talking or even singing to plants is supposed to help them grow, but how about a little kiss?”
A little kiss always works for me….
Dr. Ken
July 11th, 2008 - 2:27 am
Oh my — that bare bottom tomato is hilarious!
I so envy you — I love fresh vine-ripened tomatoes. I eat them like fruit. (Yeah, yeah, I know, they ARE fruit. But no one thinks of them as fruit.)
What I’d like to know is how do you know the tomatoes are boys?
July 11th, 2008 - 10:15 am
You can tell by the stems, Erica. :p
Dag, lucky plants get a kiss from Pixie? Gotta find me a plant costume.
Love those last two pics. Thanks for sharing.
July 11th, 2008 - 2:05 pm
That last pic reminded me of one of those garden ornaments people put in their yards of the little old lady bending over showing her flowered bloomers. Of course, yours are much cuter and more likely to hold the attention of the neighboring males far longer: “Whatcha lookin’ at, Paw?” “Oh, Pixie’s bloom…mmm-ing flowers, Maw!” “Why, Paw, you’ve got all of that you could ever want to see right here at home.” “Naaaaaaaaahhhht exactly, Maw.”
Oh, and what’s better than VPL? Actual VP, of course!
July 11th, 2008 - 2:23 pm
Tomatoes, I can’t grow those (allergic). Fruit kissing is not a recognized horticultural method for aiding plant growth but it looks like it’s working, so why the hell not
Prefectdt
July 11th, 2008 - 2:26 pm
Yes, that bare bottom tomato would make an interesting photo once it starts to ripen.
I had an Uncle Horace. Never thought I’d see a fruit named after him.
July 11th, 2008 - 7:02 pm
Have we mentioned how much we love summer? hehe… lovely pics, Pixie.
Todd & Suzy
July 11th, 2008 - 11:20 pm
You look lovely tending your thriving plants. The gardening community has its new spokesperson. You make it look like so much fun, even for your generation. Twenty-somethings can use another pastime besides playing with iphones and laptops, right?!
July 12th, 2008 - 1:27 am
Scene: Exterior. Front porch of a house in an Eastern city. There are tomato plants growing very nicely on the porch. From stage right two DEER enter the picture and climb the porch steps.
Scene: Interior of the house. PIXIE is sitting in a comfy chair, looking through a magazine when….
Sound: DOORBELL
PIXIE looks up, puzzled, clearly not expecting anybody. She gets up, puts down the magazine and walks to the front door. She reaches for the knob, then stops herself)
PIXIE: Who is it?
DEER: Candygram!
July 12th, 2008 - 7:59 am
pixie a very nice post as usual dear get the pun oh deer i should be spanked for that i loved the photos from your latest session charlie is a game girl with all the spanks she took love from tim
July 12th, 2008 - 3:13 pm
Hmmm … I wonder if Pixie is old enough to get that “candygram” reference….
Great pictures. I’m sure the neighbors really appreciate all your gardening efforts — and even the non-voyeurs will be glad to share the tomatoes!
Jeff