Get your garden on

"A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.”
-Laurie Colwin, Home Cooking

Yesterday I bought a Roma tomato plant that is now basking in the sun on my apartment balcony. I bought a large plant with green tomatoes already showing. I’ve been keeping an eye on it since then. Progress is key. The moment I can pick tomatoes for eating will be a moment of victory. Although I limited myself to one plant, not 100, this self-control wasn’t easy. I wanted to buy at least one of everything. Cucumbers, melons, red peppers, peas, sunflowers, why not? I would love to be able to eat fruits and vegetables from a balcony garden (even if it was for a brief period of time), rather than having to go to the store. The idea seems utterly romantic. It would be my own 100 Mile Diet, sort of. Here are two tomato related products I found that are worth sharing:

Large Garden Center Cedar Planter Box:


I would love to have something like this on my apartment balcony.

Topsy Turvy Upside Down Tomato Planter:


You can hang the planter anywhere. Very useful for limited spaces.