Right now I have five tomato plants. This year was the year of the "Topsy Turvy", but I'm too cheap (and don't like buying into things like that), so I created my own topsy turvy planters. I bought five cheap small plastic buckets and five hook hanger things from the dollar store. Kyle cut holes in the bottom of buckets and we filled them. Every time I try to plant tomatos from seed, they always die after a while, so I bought five plants around Easter time. About a week afterwards three of the five died. About three or four weeks ago I bought three more plants. Right now they're doing very good (They're plants #2-4). #1 and #5 are the oldest.
I wish I knew how to put all the pictures horizontally on the page. Oh well!
Something weird happened to plant #1 and a little bit to #5. #1 is practically dead and I think it has to do with a large amount of heavy rain. It seems to have gone through the plant and down the leafy part. The shoots that have the mud on them from when it rained alot seem to die. I know it sounds weird, but I'm not sure what else could have done this. Plants #2, 3, and 4 are doing really well. They're not super huge, but they're healthy and each has a number of small green tomatos already. #5 has some flowers and #1 did until this past weekend when it rained alot and (I think) basically killed the plant.
Also - below is a really awesome lily that I found out in the yard. It's interesting living here for our first summer - I don't really know what is planted where...it's just a waiting game to see what comes up and what doesn't. 
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