Farmville '11 *week 2*

Introducing the new additions to my garden! This past weekend was great! Our cousins, Jamie and Jess, from TN came to town, and while Jess was at a vet seminar at the NC State campus, the rest of us went to the Raleigh Farmers' Market - LOVE IT!!!

I told them how determined I was to have a more successful salad tomato plant this year, and when we got to the FM, I realized they had vegetable plants for a lot cheaper than at my local grocery store - where I bought the first tomato plant. Soooo....it only made sense for me to get more! Jamie convinced me to give the Cherokee Purple tomato a try - though I've never heard of them! We then decided I'd mail them to her if I didn't like them, but the truth is, if they actually grow, I'll be so proud of my success that I'll eat them whether I like them or not!

The main stem is actually 5", but I'll plant about an inch of them in the soil when I get the right pots for them.

As we were leaving, we spotted some Pickling Cucumbers, Cathy said they didn't need a whole lot of space to grow, and I figured my salad would be complete with cucumbers, so I bought them to see if I could be a cucumber farmer too! Their stems vary a lot in length, so I put their range.

On to my already planted tomato - more specifically, my Sweet 100 Cherry tomato. Unfortunately, the weather turned cold and yucky last week, so this poor guy didn't do so well. I brought him onto the covered porch one night, but that probably wasn't enough. He looks pretty miserable with his browning leaves and droopy disposition, but hopefully this week will make up for it:)

No growth this week:( But this is also because I've decided I'm only going to measure the stem before the major spit in the stem.

I've got the cucumbers in their pots, and I'll need to buy bigger pots for the Cherokee Purples today.