I did massacre 'Tom' and I couldn't figure out how much foliage to keep to feed the plant sunshine and the grow light. It is sitting in my bedroom and I didn't want it to look like Charlie Brown's Christmas tree.
Nothing else to report. I'm glad that I got to see my oldest boy and take a couple pictures, but the whole thing was just too sad. Looking at his picture, I see my dad. He's the only one of my kids with his features, I guess that's kind of nice. None of the grandkids look like him, and there's a bunch of them. I never thought about it before.
Bought new ink to make some Christmas cards and postal labels - new ink cartridge is not being accepted by the bleep printer. I don't understand it, same brand, same everything, but the printer doesn't think so and just sits there acting ugly. It's a HP printer. I messed with it 2 days before throwing up my hands in surrender. Bleep technology! Takes the fun out of my plans ...
Guess I came back from my break too soon. If I don't see you before then, have a nice Thanksgiving!
Everything takes longer when your watching.
ReplyDeleteYes stupid technology. But then again we are so used to it now. I wonder if we could go back and be without it
I honestly think I could go back, but then I don't have the fancy phone or the many ways to get onto the internet.
DeleteI was just as fascinated as you this year watching my tomatoes grow, so I get it.
ReplyDeleteAre you going to grow them again in the spring?
DeleteAwww too bad you can't make your cards and labels. I never learned to do that. It would be neat.
ReplyDeleteI made labels for mailing the stuff I sold on ebay. They have a simple fill in thingy to ship packages.
DeleteI am finding Tom pretty fascinating. I can't seem to grow tomato plants outdoors thanks to the 28 trees that call my yard their home, so the fact you are capable of growing one indoors is pretty impressive.
ReplyDeleteThat is so frustrating about the ink cartridge. Technology is great until it doesn't work right....then it's just maddening.
With grow lights, you can grow stuff in the basement.
DeleteStill disgusted about that printer, argh.
Maybe Tom will have few red fruit and string some lights. It would be great for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on
I already thought of that, haha, and wondered if the lights would weigh too much.
DeleteIt does take tomatoes a while to ripen. You look at them everyday for what seems like forever then you forget them and one day you look and there is a red one! Turn around twice and there's more red ones. Ripening has a lot to do with air temperature, not actual sunshine. Often enough the first ones to ripen will be the ones hiding behind leaves where sunshine doesn't go.
ReplyDeleteSeriously? If I turn up the heat, they'll ripen quicker? Hell's Bells, DH would have a fir if I bought it a heater, but I am tempted!
DeleteFIT, he'd have a fit ...
DeleteNot sure heaters would work, they may ripen too fast and be tasteless. it might work if the heaters were far enough back and warmed the air gradually as happens outside in summer.
ReplyDeleteThe fruit is looking quite large though, so probably you won't have too long to wait before you start seeing colour change.