Dad's Tomato Garden Journal   © 2008

Picture by Jim.     5/04/08.

                           Time is so precious-do not waste it.

Good Morning.

I am out of that bed feeling a little better this morning, and I am ready to go get'em  what about you ? I will have the tea and coffee ready very soon. I am doing something a little different this morning, We found a coffee that I like very well, and we got it in the whole bean and we are grinding it. What a wonderful smell that I am enjoying even before my coffee is ready . You can just sit down there and wait it will be ready soon. Tell me all about your night and what are your plans for today?

I would like for us all to get started off right again this morning, thinking good thoughts will help a lot. And don't forget the fresh clean sheet that we are given evry morning , do be careful with it, keep it as clean as you possible can. Just be thankful for another day of life, and use it right. " Time is so precious-do not waste it."  

The weather is going to be good tomato growing weather again today, At 4:30 a/m. the tempeature is 50. For the last few days the high has been close to 80. That will make them grow.

The picture at the top of the ponies was taken by Jim while he was visiting us, We have another good neighbor whose farm joins our tomato garden on the south side of us, I don't think that he will complain about us looking at two beautiful ponies. 

The 2 photos below are Tomatoes that Sara's father in Italy has grown. Remember Sara's picture is on our smile album.

 

    

SMILES FOR DAD WEB ALBUM

Click on the link above and try not to smile, Ha you can't do it. can you. Be sure and use the slideshow.

More are comming in every day, why not  send me yours.  

   

Boost Your Tomatoes with Companion Planting! - Part 1

Tags: companion planting, marigolds and pests

By Vanessa Richins

Companion planting is the art of placing certain plants next to others.

These combinations offer benefits to one or both plants.

One such pairing is the herb Borage with our lovely tomatoes. Borage is an annual, edible herb with lovely blue star-shaped flowers. The leaves can be used in salads. It improves tomato plant health and even makes them taste better. Borage also repels the tomato hornworm, the bane of many a tomato grower.

Another pairing is Read the rest of this entry »

 

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Video of Dad and Jim taking a tour of Dad's Tomato Garden. Video by Jim White

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fIJbgJm914

 

This Week In Urban Gardens

Tags: rooftop and week

By Reggie Solomon

• Urban Garden Casual welcomes Vanessa Richins to the Urban Garden Casual team.

• Amy Jeanroy at About.com’s Herb Gardening section wonders if organic potting soil is better than non-organic potting soil and sets up an experiment to determine if the results justify the price differential.

• It’s hard not to be inspired to garden in the city when you imagine its grand potential in gardens such as these - though wetake a more casual approach of course.

• If you can farm on a rooftop in New York City, you can farm anywhere. We heart The Rooftop Gardening Source and this story of how the Eli Zabar’s grocery store and restaurant in Manhattan grows vegetables on their roof.

• Kathy at Skippy’s Vegetable Garden reminds us it’s perfect cool spring weather for planting yummy peas.

• Many thanks to Ray White (a.k.a., “DAD”) at Dad’s Tomato Garden Journal for the Urban Garden Casual shout out.

Related Posts

• This Week in Urban Gardens
• What’s Your Favorite Seed Catalog or Seed Magazine?
• Urban Gardening Tip: Transfer Soil to Seed Trays Outdoors – Not Indoors

 Here is my thought for today.

" Come what may, hold fast to love !  Though men should rend your heart, let them not embitter or harden it, We win by tenderness; we conquer by forgiveness."

From Apples of Gold.

 

I hope that you will go on down and read the rest of Dad'sstory, there are lots of good things there and many more to be added as we have the time,  Love you and will see you early in the morning if you wan't me. Keepon smiling.  Dad.

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• #11 Comment from gravydogg55 
  5/6/08 11:58 PM | Permalink

    DAD, A TIP FOR AMATUER TOMATO GROWERS, IF THE 'HORNWORMS' ARE TOO DIFFICULT TO FIND, LOOK ON THE GROUND FOR FRESH DROPPINGS.
      IN MY YOUNGER DAYS WE CALLED THEM 'TOBACCO WORMS.
            THEY ARTE GOOD FISH BAIT.      sam
• #10 Comment from jmuhjacat 
  5/6/08 9:05 PM | Permalink

  Glad you are enjoying grinding your own coffee -- it is the freshest that way, and it's fun grinding the beans each time, makes it special.  
  
  Your Thought For The Day is a true gem, Dad! :)
  
  The ponies are very cute.  I'm hoping for some more Princess pictures sometime soon! ^^
  
  It's cold and cloudy here and I'm back into the winter sweaters.  
  
  Marigolds are very special plants and this is an interesting link.  I bookmarked it for future reference.  
  
  Have a wonderful evening, all, and big PURRS to the Princess beauty! ^^
• #9 Comment from madcobug 
  5/6/08 6:58 PM | Permalink

  Hi Dad, I like both the picture and video by Jim. I used to plant marigolds in my vegtable garden to help ward off insects. Those roof top gardens are very pretty. Helen
• #8 Comment from ally123130585918 
  5/6/08 1:53 PM | Permalink

  Hello Dad beautiful pictures of the horses ~ I am glad you are feeling a bit better today ~ and I hope you continue to do so ~ I have helped myself to a "Cuppa" and will enjoy your company for a little while ~ enjoyed your trip through your tomato Garden ~ We have planted our tomatoes in the greenhouse but we are going to plant at least one outside this year just to see how good it will grow ~ that is interesting about planting Borage with them I will get some and put in the greenhouse~ I will let you know how they get along ~ It is always a pleasure to visit you and always leave with a smile on my face ~ Ally x
• #7 Comment from fowfies 
  5/6/08 11:53 AM | Permalink

  That black horse looks a lot like Derby. :) Loved the video of the tour of the tomato garden. Really nice to watch and it was so nice and sunny too! I have often wondered why folks plant flowers in their vegetable garden, now I learned something new this morning reading about the benefits of this practice. Thanks for all the good information you post here every day. Have a good day today, Love, Kelly