It's nice to see the weather starting to change. Tom put tomato and pepper plant seeds in egg cartons to germinate. They have begun to grow ----all 36 tomato plants and so far half of the peppers. We got a grow light to help them and some supplies so we are ready to transplant to a larger container as soon as the second set of leaves appear. Maybe we can be the first with tomatoes at the farmers market. Plus the grow light puts out a soft romantic glow. So the plants may die but, the romance lives on.
Just wanted to say, Katie we miss you!
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It is nice to hear about new life starting in Emporia, Kansas. It means spring could be ready for a lengthy visit. And then comes summer. I am looking forward to homegrown tomatoes; the big slicers just right for sandwiches. I still have a cassette tape Katie made for family members one Christmas. One of the songs on it is Home Grown Tomatoes. I play Home Grown Tomatoes before I eat my first tomato of the summer.
Here's to new life!
Long live romance!
Romance grows. Tomatoes grow. You might write a book about keeping the spark alive. Recommend planting seeds, nurture them and then reap the benefits of all that love and care. How can you be mean to your spouse with all that nurturing going on? Of course if the plants are getting more attention, then that might be another matter. "Help--my husband spends more time with the tomatoes than me"! Well we look forward to the tales of the "happy farmers" and hope you do have the first t'maters at the market, for sure they will be the tastiest.
Rebecca and Tom have a full greenhouse just waiting for the opportunity to transplant out in the fields. They have one intern and are interviewing for a second one. They had a huge truck load of compost delivered yesterday. The truck got stuck and it took two tow trucks to get him out. John figured that was probably a $500.00 service call. No money made for that compost farmer Friday, but he should have come out in the early am before the ground could thaw, actually John had recommended to Tom that he dump in down by the silo, as he didn't think he would get stuck there, but the guy picked our pasture instead. It is misleading because it is so flat, but soggy is soggy and big trucks sink. Well happy planting farmers.
Home Grown Tomatoes! I love that song, and (as I've gotten older) I love that fruit! Mmmmm.
Carol, if we end up staying in GA, we've already talked about making a little garden out on our deck (the only flat part of our outdoor living space that receives sunlight besides the top of our driveway).
I love your description of the romantic ambience of your grow light. Awesome! And I love Margaret's suggestion that you do some writing about nurturing plants and nurturing relationships. Fabulous!
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