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How an old tomato plant saved my sanity

by Michael Nolan

Due to a mid-life crisis need to change my life for the better I moved at the beginning of June.  My new home is much nicer, more comfortable and less stressful, but not a day has passed that I don’t miss the plethora of heirloom plants I had started from seed that I am certain are not being cared for.

Case in point - as mentioned previously herein, I am a fanatic about tomatoes and downright loony when it comes to heirloom tomatoes.  Before the spring growing season began I lovingly started several different varieties of heirloom tomato seedlings in my office window and nurtured them until they were ready for planting.  Any true gardener will no doubt understand my heartbreak when I was unable to take these beauties with me.

As a strong believer in karma I am happy to report that it wasn’t two weeks after my move that a very sweet lady at a local nursery asked me to have a look at a cart full of throwaway plants to see if there was anything I might be interested in saving, free of charge.  I had replayed my story of the lost plants and being a kindred spirit she wanted to do something.  Of course I would have taken the entire cart, but planting space at my new home is at a premium and I had to exercise restraint.  With tears in my eyes and a silent "thank you" that she no doubt understood, I accepted the gift of two Mortgage Lifter tomato plants that were more dead than alive.  Clutching them close to my chest I took them to the car and headed home.

mltomato1 Two months have passed since that wonderful day and I am so pleased with the progress these two neglected plants have made in such a short time.  While the blooms have yet to produce any fruit as of yet, the plants are growing stronger and greener by the day, producing that wonderful scent that only a tomato plant can emanate.

If you hadn’t yet surmised, I can be quite an emotional mess when it comes to my gardening but I have always believed that it is my spiritual connection to the this earthly garden that has allowed me to partake of such amazing results through the years.

When I get my first tomatoes, I promise you’ll hear about it here first!

Growing more and more every day,

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Posted in heirloom tomatoes, tomatoes on August 19th, 2008

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