Yes, We Have Our Tomatoes

The miracle of gardening late in the year.

Remember when I planted two tomato plants in ... July?  Well, BARELY July! 
And I had only one small tomato to show for it when I pulled them up towards the end of October.
Then, instead of throwing them out, I hung them up.  I did this years ago and got some satisfaction so I decided to try it again.  Amazing!  In the garage with temps from mid-40's to mid-50's, they are ripening.

I have to chastise the hub from time to time if he leaves the garage door open too long. But now that he's tasted them... no problem.

A miracle, I say! December tomatoes.

Tomato Follow-up

Not that successful:  One month later I have one of two plants looking like a tomato plant, but only one fruit.  I believe it's the same one that was there a month ago, too...  And look how the grass and weeds have grown!! And I HAVE PULLED some weeds.  There are WAY fewer grasshoppers after spraying every week and putting out poison.  Here's the Original Post.

 A month later:  Lucky me!

  I have friends with tomatoes...  No worries.  At least the roses are nice!

 

The view!

Every morning I get up and see this... WOW!

Orchid, Morning Glory, and Roses

My 4 blossoms on the orchid plant tend to look naked, but not with a background of morning glories. Since I took this mid-day, the morning glories are few, but my "black" roses in the garden are amazing!  Lest you think I'm boasting about my green thumb prowess, you should know that I'm a "whatever happens happens" gardener.
The orchid:  When I arrived home after a 2 month journey, the previous blossoms had just been swept up and a new stem had grown towards the window and through the blinds.  The extent of my care: I forced the stem up, staked it and now have 4 blossoms.
The Morning Glories:  I planted them... 10-15 years ago...  And they reseed themselves.  I take down the dead plants with a shake (my extent of seeding) in the Fall, and return the lattice in the Spring.
The Black Rose:  Bought that plant...10-15 years ago...  Planted it, prune it sometimes twice a year, and turn on the auto timer irrigation water in the Spring.
I'm a busy woman!  I need my time to knit!

Making a Garden

We were on a mission to find something that would represent Rapunzel.  We transported her and she is on display in Portland, Maine.