Giants!

[zoje_george]

I have great towering brandywine tomato plants on my back porch.

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[metamorphosa]

Fantastic! I was out taking photos of my grape vines today to post for the very same reason. I filled three garden bags just with the clippings after thinning them out!

I'd like somebody to invent a way to smell or taste over the internet, please.

[zoje_george]

Actually, the tomato plants have more scent than the saffron buns do. They're this intense, aggressive green that I can smell on my hands even after I wash them.

And they've just started coming out with buds in the past few days!!

[metamorphosa]

Ooh, they sound lovely! What sort of tomatoes are they (hopefully) going to be? I've just come home for the night and all the flowers I planted up around the door this afternoon have filled the air with a beautiful perfume, but I do like the smell of leaves and undergrowth too.

[zoje_george]

It's an heirloom brandywine. I got four plants at the farmers' market, after I tried the actual tomatoes the vendor was selling. These were just wee sprouts when I got them.

[glitterboy1]

Mmm, I like the sound of brandywine tomatoes! It sounds as though, even if they're relatively slow, they're worth the wait.

I'm not surprised you only had four of the buns left - they do look good. The question is how much longer those four will survive...

Hurrah for Your New Pony!

[zoje_george]

Yeah, they're heirlooms, so they should have actual flavor to them. I'm looking forward to their crop this year. I bought four of the plants the first day of the farmers' market this year.

And yes, HURRAH and HUZZAH for My New Pony!

[erinmorgenstern]

You have a pony that takes pictures? That's a fancy pony!