Tomatoes '07

Last year was the first year I grew tomatoes. I was somewhat skeptical that I would be successful as I don't have much of a green thumb. Usually, any house plant I've bought, has lasted less than 6 months. But, I thought I would give it a try. I planted 3 varieties of heirloom tomatoes on my back deck.....a green tomato called green zebra stripe, a yellow tomato called golden girl, and a purple tomato called purple cherokee. Pleasantly, to my surprise, my plant growing skills vastly improved! I had tons of yummy tomatoes....too many for me to eat myself actually, so I gave lots away. I had one problem on the purple plant with the bottoms of the tomatoes rotting, but only for part of the summer. This year, I was excited to grow tomatoes again. Two weeks ago, I went to buy my plants at the place I got them last year. When I got there, I couldn't find any and asked an employee to direct me to them. I was told that they were completely sold out!Yikes! I was bummed that I might not be able to grow this year because I had missed my plant buying window. That was it......I was on a QUEST! I ended up going to three more places that Sunday before I found decent looking plants. I was very happy I stumbled upon some. I'm growing green zebra stripe again this year, and then two organically grown heirlooms different from last year.....yellow brandywine and purple calabash. They are already growing like crazy and have some flowers......I've had to stake once and probably should do it again soon. Very exciting!