Humble Beginnings...

Here's a "Candy Stripe" tulip about to make it's grand entrance in to Spring. I've dozens more beginning to poke their heads up or unfurl their elegant petals. My tomato plants have been in the ground for a couple of weeks now. They've more than doubled in size since I planted them and are thriving nicely in the worm, steer and bat poo-poo mixture that I amend my soil with. This is a "carmello" heirloom tomato that I grew from seeds given to me by the "Tomato Man", Gary Ibsen of Carmel Tomato Festival.

I love this variety! They have amazing flavor, and yield abundant
crops of fist sized, peach, rose and yellow striped tomatoes.