You say tomato, I say growing tomatoes in my apartment!!!

I LOVE tomatoes/rajcice/pomadori, and every time I’m at the market I make sure to buy some since they are always fresh and always delicious.  I eat at least two a day.  I eat them with eggs, in sandwiches, in salads, with cheese, with fish, alone, you name it baby.  Recently a garden aisle has replaced the old Christmas aisle at my grocery store, this was sad at first because I never want Christmas to end, but it does mean spring is on the way and people are starting to plant, so I decided to start growing my own tomatoes.  I’m such a great story teller.

I had plenty of plants in my previous apartment, but those were so easy to take care of and basically refused to die on me, so to call that experience is somewhat of a joke.  I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to growing my own food.  Apparently tomatoes are really easy to grow, so that was a relief, and you can grow them indoors by a sunny window, another sigh of relief.  I can do this!

There were several varities to choose from, which did not make it easy to pick just one since I love all tomatoes, so I bought one pack of each, thinking this could also be a fun kind of experiment to see which one grows best in the conditions I provide.  My little tomato legion includes Rutgers, Marmande, Saint-Pierre and San Maranzo.  After taking five minutes to watch a couple how to videos online, I began planting my seeds, each in its own labeled pot. 

Today is day one of the germinating process.  Apparently a little stem with a couple leaves will grow in no time.  They need lots of sunlight and lots of heat which is why they work so well indoors by a window.  I’m so nervous!  “Please grow healthy and happily my amazing little tomato legion.”  I hear talking to plants helps them grow better.  Wish us luck!