A week of warmer than usual weather convinced the tomatoes that it was safe to start setting fruit. There are only a half dozen or so tiny green tomatoes on the five plants in our sunny southernmost bed, but they’re a start.
This tomato-in-waiting is a Valencia. It will grow in size substantially, and turn a gorgeous golden orange as it ripens.
These wee fruits are Sweet 100’s, a classic red cherry tomato. They’re already close to mature size; now they need a few weeks of sunshine to turn them rich red and delicious.
The other starts and seeds that we’ve planted in the garden are slowly getting going. In a fine display of phototropism, they’re leaning hard toward the available sunlight.
We knew when we started the garden that this site was rather, umm, sunshine challenged. It’s fascinating to see the plants responding exactly the way that my science textbook suggested they would. Let’s hope they get enough light, now that summer is really here, to produce some tasty food for us to share.
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Marilynn Carlson 07.07.08 at 9:49 am
Wonderful photos of the progress of our garden, Kimberly! It is truly an inspirational garden. I make a detour to check on our baby plants whenever I am in the area. Recently I even sowed some more lettuce seeds where some starts from the pre-school did not make it. And just look at those purple tomato cages!! Thanks for adding those, Julie.