Cat Nap

Cats enjoy an afternoon nap in the sun almost as much as they enjoy a good can of tuna.

Green Thumb . . .

Is my thumb green?  I'm not so sure.  Colorado is not the easiest place to grow tomatoes, but I thought I would try again.  While my plants are always big, verdant and leafy, I don't get nearly as many juicy, red tomatoes as I would like. Hope springs eternal.

This year, the two cherry tomato plants and the one full-size tomato plant cost $3.69 each at King Soopers.  I've found that the plants from the grocery store are just as hardy as the ones from the local garden center.  Three bags of potting soil cost roughly $3.00 each.  I had organic fertilizer left-over from last year, and was also able to re-use my containers and wheeled platforms.  It's cheap entertainment.

The cherry tomato plants had flowers on them when I brought them home from the store.  The full-size tomato plant, which has been growing like a proverbial weed, finally has some little yellow flowers on it.  No flowers equals no tomatoes, so we're headed in the right direction.

Week One

Week Two

Week Three

That's a cat, not a rat!

Week Four