Tuesday, June 12, 2007

12 June 2007



I took the group shot from two different angles this morning. I knew that would be interesting for all you followers of The Tomato Blog.

You can see that the plants are continuing to grow tall and strong.

I have moved two more into larger pots and have two more which I feel are ready to be moved this week.

On a somewhat disconcerting note, I did find a worm on one of the plants last week. I washed out a Yoplait Yogurt cup and put the worm in there and transported it out to the country so that it could have a happy life without doing any harm to my fabulous tomato plants.

The problem of this one worm was solved easily enough. But, it's there... the realization that there are bad things out there which could hurt my tomato plants. I am no longer a tomato innocent. For I have seen the worm.


Now I must be on the lookout for other bad things: root rot, fungus, more worms. I'll have to be constantly vigilant, thinking only of what bad things might happen.

How does one continue to farm with joy when there is so much potential for crop failure? How can I continue to be optimistic about my tomatoes when I have seen the worm, and I know the dangers?

These, of course, are hard questions. Ultimately they are questions of theodicy. Bad things really do happen to good tomatoes.

How we humans persevere in this world amazes me. Logically, we would take one look at the holocausts, the wars, the rapes, and the despair and we would give up. Add to that the indignity, the harshness, the discourtesy of every day life, what a friend of mine once called "daily venipunctures," and it is a wonder that we don't bleed out... out of hope, out of optimism, out of any ability to go on.

Yet here we are.

Here we are.

And see how strong those tomatoes are!

Monday, June 11, 2007

11June 2007

I have had an unusually difficult day, challenging but not rewarding at all. Therefore, The Tomato Blog will not be updated today. Check back tomorrow and thank you for your support.

H. Lindy
The Tomato Farmer

Friday, June 1, 2007

1 June 2007

Here are the latest photos of my amazing tomatoes. This snap was taken this morning, the first fabulous day of June 2007.

This is the group shot:



This is the biggest one.


These little babies took the brunt of a spring storm. Instead of just repositioning them I went ahead and put them in larger pots. They seem pretty happy in here.



Oh, and did you notice the gap in the vertical blinds? Well, there's a reason for that:



Finally, as if this post hasn't been fascinating enough already, my little morning glory plant has finally given me some glory. I'm so proud.


Have a great first day of June everybody.

Your favorite tomato farmer,

Lindy