I planted Tomatos on arguably the hottest day of the summer. It was probably about 6 weeks ago, my how time flies. They are now about 4 feet tall and the stakes I used to hold them up are struggling. I had one snap at a “y” in the plant. I tried to patch it up by splinting it and wrapping it with some cotton string. We’ll see. I hope the branch doesn’t die, because it has about 6 tomatos that are just getting going. I’d hate to lose them.
If I do, I may cut them open and see if I can harvest their seeds for next year. Or, they might become fried green tomatos….
My basil has been attacked by some kind of insect. The leaves are all chewed up. I think I might need to get some lime to put on them to keep the buggies away.
Main Entry:
to·ma·to
Pronunciation:
\tə-ˈmā-(ˌ)tō; chiefly British, eNewEng, neVirginia, and sometimes elsewhere in cultivated speech -ˈmä-; chiefly Northern -ˈma-\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural to·ma·toes
Etymology:
alteration of earlier tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl
Date:
1604
thanks for the spelling lesson, sancho…
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