
We are joining Angel Arty, Jakey, Rosy and Sunny of the LLB Gang with much thanks for hosting Nature Friday.
Xena: We finally got a sunny day when Mommy had time to go out front with me and bring her phone camera. When brother Andrew gave these tomato plants to Mommy, they were barely as tall as my knee. Now they’ve taken over the sidealk and killed the hosta that was growing behind them. I think the hosta will have it’s revenge when it comes back next year and the tomato plants don’t!
I found out that this is where Mommy’s been getting the yummy little red tomatoes that she tosses to us like edible balls. Mmmm. So whenever I get a chance, I hunt them.

Here, mater, mater! Where, oh where are you? Hmm, gotta go deeper.

Wait! Is that one? Nope, just the edge of the pot that one is in. Can you believe these are all growing in pots? Seems Mommy isn’t much of a planter. When they first started to grow, she went to the hardware store to buy something for them to climb up. She saw these big things for plants to climb on, and thought they were way too big. Now she knows better, BOL! No one can even travel down our front walk without going around them into the yard.
What’s that?

Agh! Something’s in there! It almost got my nose! What, Mommy? It’s time to go back in and work? OK, I’m right behind you!
Happy Nature Friday and Weekend, friends, with a reminder to keep your nose outa trouble. XOX Xena
We can’t get at the tomato plants here, they are in pots in raised beds…like on stilts! We only get the ones that the wind knocks off…LOL! We have a constant battle with those huge caterpillars that like to decimate the whole plant…and the fruit too. Those worms go on the platform feeder for the birds to gobble them up.
I hope your nose didn’t get pinched by whatever was in those plants!
We put the larger green ones on layers of newspaper, and covered them with more, and in a few days they were ripening nicely…YUM! There is still a couple left on our windowsill…but the plants we had are all on the wood pile now…sigh…winter is coming,.
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Thanks for the tip about the newspaper. Our tomatoes are all little ones, like cherry tomatoes. It’s worth a try, if we can just find some newspaper…wonder if something else we already have would work, like old towels??
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Maybe a few paper shopping bags?
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Yep, I’ve got those!
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Go for it! The worst that could happen is that it won’t work…so you won’t loose anything, you might gain a few yummy bites! Or dry them and maybe get a head start on next years growing season? I threw some old potted tomatoes on my compost,and in the late spring, lo and behold there were a couple of tomato plants having a go at it! Must be that the compost was warmer than the rest of the yard.
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Yes, the heat from the decomposing, I suppose. I’m trying the brown bag. We’ll see.
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Xena I love itty bitty red ‘maters. Please leave a light on…if I can find a magical transport machine I’ll be right over
Hugs cecilia
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There aren’t any red ones, Miss Cecilia. They’re all really, really green, and we don’t think they’re going to turn red. *sigh* Xexe
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Mee with Kismet…this soundss like attack of THE Killer Toe-matoess!! THE movie iss so silly an fun to watch!
Here iss a *nose kiss* to make you feel better Xena…..
***purrss*** BellaDharma an ((huggiess)) BellaSita Mum
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He, he, thanks Miss BellaDharma. We have now watched (most of) that movie. Is sure is silly. XOX Xena
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I am sure your mom appreciates your efforts because your nose can go places that her’s can’t.
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My mom has had no luck with tomatoes, but her mangoes, avocados, and carambola are the best .
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Mmm. Do you get any? We love avs. XOX Xena
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We get mangoes, but avocado is not good for dogs.
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I will ask Mommy to check into that! XOX Xena
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How super cool you have your own mater jungle right outside!
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Yep, sure is! XOX Xena
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Never complain about how big the size of tomato plants get and if they get big, that means you’re doing something right. Those tasty little red balls are pure heaven, for huMoms and little Princesses. 🍅
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Me and my sisters got most of them! We had fun catching them first. Mom’s a good throw, you know. XOX Xena
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OMD Xena…be careful in there!
xoxo,
Rosy and the Gang
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I may take one last look before Mommy pulls them up and tosses them in the woods. XOX Xena
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Nothing better than homegrown tomatoes. Yummy. I can see why you love them.
Have a woof woof day and weekend. Scritches all around and my best to your mom. ♥
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No more red ones and Mommy’s getting ready to pull up the plants. Dagnabit! XOX Xena
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How nice to have a snack bar right outside your front door. We’ve never tried tomatoes but we do like tomato sauce.
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I tried okra tonight, and it’s GOOD! (Even Riley ate his.)
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anything edible in nature is the way to go… Beau likes tomatoes too, but then he loves anything that we hand him. tomatoes gone wild! Wow
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We do too, and it sure has gone wild, Miss Sandra! XOX Xena
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wow they look great… and at the first look they look like a different plant LOL
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I think they might be Killer Tomato Plants! XOX Xena
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Remember the movie “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes? It was sooooo baaaad that it was funny.
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No, I’ll ask Mommy to find it so we can all watch it. XOX Xena
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