I am probably going to be the worst vegetable gardener in the history of gardening. Let me put it this way: I kill houseplants. Regularly.

But I’m giving gardening another a try!

Somehow I got it into my head that I want to grow tomatoes in my backyard this year. So yesterday I headed over to my local Walter Andersen’s Nursery and a nice lady named Carol helped me out and indulged my stupid novice questions and now I’m the proud caretaker of two tomato plants.

Room to grow

I decided to get one plant that grows little cherry tomatoes, so I chose the Yellow Pear variety. And then I wanted one heirloom tomato so I got a Druzba plant. Apparently, I can expect to grow so many tomatoes from these two plants that I will have to give them away. Carol said I won’t be able to use them quickly enough. Yippee!

(Whoa! I just looked at the photo of a mature Druzba and they’re kind of ugly. They better taste better than they look!)

I hated getting my hands dirty because I’m a priss. But hopefully the dirt under my fingernails will be worth it when I’m cooking this summer.

Next up on the mental radar: Blueberries! Any tips for a brand new container gardener would be much appreciated. Help me not kill my plants!