Way way back in February of this year I wrote about the teeny tiny tomato seedlings sprouting in my windowsill. After replanting the little guys into various containers around my deck and purchasing more than a half dozen additional planters for my recently-expanded roof-top garden, I can finally enjoy the fruits of my labor! Okay, not really. I can appreciate them visually for now, but will need to wait a bit longer before they’re actually edible.
Tiny green tomatoes
Of my roof-top plants, both varieties of tomatoes are bearing fruit (I planted Black Krim and Silvery Fir Tree) but the more traditional tomato bush is definitely winning the race, with at least four tomatoes already (see if you can find all four in the picture!).
Interestingly, the tomato plants on the roof have remained much shorter, maybe just two feet tall, but are successfully producing fruit, while my deck plants, who get a good degree less sun, are as tall as me but bear no fruit. I’ve debated moving the poor shadowed guys to the roof, but unless you know an easy way to move half wine barrels full of dirt, I think they’ll be staying put.
Hopefully very soon I will be posting about enjoying a nice Caprese Salad with my little tomatoes.
