Progress Report

Last year, I planted two tomato plants and got a total of two tomatoes from them. Discouraged.

Somehow, over the winter, my optimism returned so, again, I planted two this year. Already, my Juliet has fruit set, five little oval cherry tomatoes, one even yellow on its way to red! The plant itself is already twice the size of last year's plants, and still growing like crazy.

Paul Robeson is the variety of the heirloom plant I bought. He's both weightier - he's three times the size of Juliet - and waitier - he's just now coming into flower and has yet to set any fruit. However, he has already reached impressive size, sending out clusters of flowers and dwarfing all the herb plants I set around his base in the pot. Things are looking good in the tomato department this year. Can't wait for a taste of my homegrown beauties, fresh off the vine and warm from the sun.

Progress indeed!