We Get To Eat My Very Last Tomato!

I’m so happy – my very last tomato of the season survived and Mark brought it in the other day and there is nary a scratch on it. Or should I say, there is nary a nibble on it. Hey – “Nary a Nibble” – that’s a little cute. Like it would be cute to hear “Dr. Lightman” say it (from Lie to Me) – or no, would be adorable to hear “Ron Weasley” say it. I tell ya, I just love that kid! He is so cute!

“Oh bloody hell!”

I absolutely adore how he says that! And that is what I have felt like saying every time I’ve gone down to check on my tomato plant. Everyone’s been eating them but us! We just had two pretty little maters left, here recently, and I was so excited we would have at least two ‘fresh from the vine’ tomatoes before the long winter months before we can plant again. (No, Alabama winters aren’t long. I just look forward to spring in a big, bad way!!)

But did we get to eat those last two lovely tomatoes?

NO!

Some little buggies got to one of them! I had been using this ‘natural’ bug deterrent spray that I mixed together myself in the kitchen. I read about it in some magazine. It was supposed to be a bug deterrent and a fertilizer at the same time. Well – I don’t really know about the fertilizing – as I got such a late start with my tomatoes, but, it sure did not deter the little monsters from eating my tomatoes!! And I actually read about this ‘concoction’ (and made it) so long ago, that I don’t even remember what all was in it!

Maybe next season, instead of making my bug-slaying concoction, I should buy some – from some people who know better what they are doing! The Safer Brand is a ready-to-spray concentrate and it is organic bug patrol kills over 40 insects.

I had hoped to have homemade organic pest control from stuff around the house – that way I would know what exactly what was in it and I would feel that much better about having it in my yard and on my veggies, but, apparently that is just not going to work. So this would be the next best thing – and here is a great video that explains it even better.

After watching that video (besides all of the talk about ‘killing’ – yech!), I do feel a lot better about using the product. If I want to eat more tomatoes next year, I think I’ll definitely have to get some!

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have one, last, pretty, little tomato to eat!