Something awful has happened. You may remember that Chris and I (aka Farmer Chris and Farmer Jess) are attempting to cultivate three tomato plants on our roof. We bought the organic heirloom tomato plants from the Greenmarket at Grand Army Plaza. We potted them. We fed them. We located them in the optimal spot for sunlight on the roof. We climbed the stairs with large pitchers of water every single day. We gave them love. And look what has been given back to us:
Some scoundrel! Some beast! Some rodent has feasted on our beloved fruits before we could. We are very very sad about this. Can you see the wee teeth marks?
I guess we'll try to get some chicken wire to put around the perimeter of the pots or something. I hope that works... we don't want to lose our entire crop. Sigh...
Posted by jess at July 21, 2005 8:09 AMDamn vermin! It was a tomato massacre on the roof this morning ...
Posted by: Chris at July 21, 2005 10:39 AMSorry to hear about the tomato bandit! I've heard that many have used chicken wire successfully to avoid losing the harvest. Your situation reminds me of an account as told on You Grow Girl:http://www.yougrowgirl.com/journals/shelly/000204.php
Good luck!
Posted by: la chica alta at July 21, 2005 11:24 AM*gasp!* ...and... *sniff* ...for you. I can only imagine how you must feel about it. At least this is something you can probably stop with chicken wire!! Think "tomato worms." Think "black horrible spot of fungus that eats the tomatoes from the bottom up!" There are worse enemies to fight than a night time nibbler. Good luck with the "caging something out" method.
Posted by: Laura at July 21, 2005 9:22 PM