Tomato Diaries

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  • 4/1/25

    I write this first entry two weeks after the devastating tomato genocide of spring 2025. 50…

  • 4/3/25

    Today I woke up and checked on my plants to see who made it through the…

  • 4/9/25

    The last couple of days I’ve been smelling a moldy smell, the origin of which eluded…

  • 4/13/25

    Each morning I wake up and check to see which plants have made it through the…

  • 4/20/25

    It may be 4/20, but there is no slacking off for my tomatoes. I’m catching whiffs…

  • 6/11/25

    I’ve not written in a while, I teach and the end of the school year is…

  • 7/2/25

    Morale is low. The 8 surviving tomato plants have stopped growing new leaves and many of…

  • 8/1/25

    Inspiration and hope have been stronger these past few days. A friend of mine with an…

  • 8/2/25

    It feels more like a farm than a garden here, although it’s possible that my expectations…

  • 9/13/25

    The End. It is time to officially put this season behind me, and I couldn’t feel…