When Mother Nature Has Other Plans

By Michael Nolan

This is my first tomato growing season in my current home and I am still learning the idiosyncrasies of the property.

Before I moved in, the house belonged to the paternal grandparents of my beloved, and let’s just say that the green thumb they had is not hereditary.

One of the happier moments of my outdoor exploration was the discovery of what was once a respectable (if modest) tomato growing enclosure in the back yard.

It shows the telltale signs of many years of neglect, but the bones are good, and a quick glance at the soil underneath the growth revealed Read the rest of this entry »