Coming along

A few weeks ago I planted some tomato plants in a box on my veranda. I am not much of a gardener. I usually choose plants that will survive if forgotten for long periods of time. But, I love tomatoes and decided to try growing some myself. My sister and brother-in-law are incredible gardeners. They plant a vegetable garden that is bigger than my apartment! And, the stuff grows! (See above picture for proof!:)

Yesterday I got home from 2 1/2 days working in another city. I had five minutes to bring my suitcase up from the car, refill my water bottle and head out for choir practice. But, when I walked in and saw how much my plants had grown in those two days, I had to go check them out! Not only had the plants gotten bigger, but there were a bunch of flowers and four little green tomatoes! I was so excited! Then I noticed one of the branches had sort of fallen over, so I took the time right then to fix it, tying it onto the stake.

Hmm, maybe I am becoming a gardener. Although, the proof is in the product, right? Hopefully, I will have more than 4 tomatoes to show for my work:) I am still no where near desiring to plant a garden the size of my sister's, nor do I have the space for it, but I am enjoying watching the plants grow and taking care of them.

I have also enjoyed having fresh basil in my spaghetti sauce! That seems to be one of those plants that doesn't need much care. Or, maybe it would be growing bigger if I actually knew what I was doing!

Here are some pics of my tomato plants...

In the beginning...


A week passes...


A tomato appears...


Last week...


Today... (It is very windy today so it was hard to get them to hold still:)