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my tomato

05:55, Saturday, June 17, 2006 .. 0 comments .. Link

as i mentioned, my tomato plant was a third-hand gift, and i didn't have any idea what variety it was. i was more than ready to assume that it was probably one of the easily available hybrids such as big boy or celebrity, but i'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth. while i might dream of huge, heirloom (or at least open pollinated, so i can save my own seeds) i'd have been thankful for ANY homegrown tomato, even hybrid or cherry. lol.

richard came home from work last night, though, and announced that the mystery plant is an ox heart. woo hoo!!!!!! several years ago ox heart was suggested to me as an heirloom substitution for a hybrid which had the qualities i'd wanted, but i haven't had an opportunity to grow tomatoes in the time since. so not only was i gifted with a precious plant, turns out it's a variety i'd have chosen myself.

now, if i can just keep it happy enough to survive in a 5-gallon bucket on what pretends to be our patio........

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