Lots of kids did experiments on plants, and when the science fair was over there were lots of guinea twigs in need of good homes. We took in a tomato plant that had been part of Annabelle's friend Katherine's project, and that poor plant languished in a disposable cup on my window sill for a couple of months.
Fred eventually took pity on it and stuck it in a flowerpot on the back porch. And my neighbor Tammy took pity on it on several occasions and fertilized it (Thanks, Tammy!). And lo and behold, that poor plant--probably raised on Sprite for its formative weeks--actually bore fruit!
We've been watching this one tomato slowly ripen for the past few weeks:
Today we decided that it was time to harvest the crop before a skunk or raccoon beat us to it. Annabelle and I went out together, and she plucked the tomato from the vine:
We cut it in half and each enjoyed a delicious, if somewhat small, feast. Sad to say that as meager as this harvest is, this has actually been one of my more successful gardening experiences, at least as far as vegetables are concerned!
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