09.30.07
Happy Tomato
You may remember the tomato plant that was given to me back in July. Since I have no garden or even a patio/balcony to properly grow plants at home, I’ve been tending to my tomato vines on my office window sill. The window is North-facing, so not much direct sunlight comes in during the day, and the bucket is kind of small and stunted the potential growth. I didn’t mind much, just having a live plant to take care of makes my work space feel a lot less depressing. (Seriously, I have a framed print of fishing flies on my wall and a monolithic beige filing cabinet beside my desk. The window gives me a view of a house that has a yard filled with cars in various states of repair, two mechanics garages, the parking lots of two fast food joints, and our neighbourhood crack dealer with her less-than-discreet clientele. That little spot of green really makes a difference.)
For quite a while the tomato plant was looking pretty scraggly, and then it got a tiny green tomato. I didn’t think anything would come of it; that maybe it would just wither up on the vine. After all, the leaves were kind of droopy and the growing conditions weren’t the best. To my surprise, I ended up with a tiny red tomato.
Even more surprising are the blossoms nearby:
It’s a little late in the season, but I hope that they become tomatoes too!