Oh, inverted world

Some of you may remember the tomato seedlings I received from 306 Paul last summer. The little buggers were amazing! Not only did they survive my neglect, they managed to produce delicious tomatoes well into autumn. I literally could not keep up with the fruit they yielded, having to give the stuff away that I flat-out didn’t have the energy to turn into bruschetta.

So robust, I had to euthanise them in the end. They wanted to live so bad, just like Bonnie and Clyde! I have many fond memories of these plants, which can still be glimpsed in the Google Maps street view of my house. (Right)

Healthy and happy. I later plucked its fruit off and killed it with a dull kitchen knife. Giving Tree, anyone?

The only problem with these tomatoes was that I didn’t have a cage to hold them up, resulting in the splitting of one of the plants’ stem and a bit of damage to both. This year I’ve addressed this problem with two hilarious contraptions, inverted hanging planters! Just this morning, from my bedroom aerie, I overheard my neighbors pondering what exactly they are and if they’re an eyesore. (No conclusions were reached.)

So hungry for fresh tomatoes!!! Get ready, friends and nebby neighbors. Yinz will be on the receiving end of the surplus.