Stakin' Tomatoes

Hard to believe, but the tallest of the plants is as tall as I am - boy these things sure have taken off. Yesterday was a little gusty and one of them decided to flop over - thankfully there was hardly any damage, but it was their way of telling me they'd like to get some extra support. So this morning Nater Gater and I took a trip to Lowes and picked up a 1" by 6" by 8' board and I ripped it into 1 inch by 8 foot stakes. I got out my rubber mallet and stepladder and pounded them into the ground next to my four beauties. I then stringed them up with some nylon twine.

Nate was a big help with the twine, helping me run it through our rigging.

I can't wait until stakin' tomatoes can be steak and tomatoes! Yum, yum!

MM

Gettin' Pretty Big!

I thought I'd show you all how big the plants have gotten - as you can see they're starting to make gains on the swing set in the background ...

Here's a closeup of the first maters. Of course there are lots and lots of buds over the other three plants ...

MM

Nater and the Maters

Yes, we're all looking strong and healthy down this way - we even feel good enough to put a kid in front of the maters to give you a sense of size ...

He looks pretty cocky doesn't he?

Here's a good shot at some blossoms. I haven't counted the total, but all four plants have a few clusters each:

MM

I Give You ... the Tomato-Counting Count!

ONE TOMATO ... AH, AH, AHHH!

TWO TOMATO ... AH AH AHH!