Nancy and I were sitting around over the Labor Day weekend, drinking some red wine while grilling some burgers – served with potatoes and summer squash from the garden – and Nancy said

Not to gloat

Submitted by Tom Atwell on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 13:24

I almost hate to report this – because it might seem egotistical and could cause our luck to turn – but our vegetable garden is beginning to produce tomatoes.

Breaking down

Submitted by Tom Atwell on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 15:38

I broke down and watered the vegetable garden today.

Producing produce

Submitted by Tom Atwell on Mon, 08/17/2009 - 08:56

We got our first red tomatoes over the weekend.

busy weekend

Submitted by Tom Atwell on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 13:41

A dry and busy weekend, with a lot of the time spent with the two South Portland granddaughters visiting.

Tom Atwell has written the Maine Gardener column in the Maine Sunday Telegram since the spring of 2004. He has worked at the Press Herald/Sunday Telegram since 1974, about the same time he started gardening with any seriousness.

He gardens with his wife, Nancy. She not only is the better gardener of the pair, but also knows the botanical names of plants. They have two grown children and three grandchildren.

Tom was born in Skowhegan, grew up in Farmington and graduated from the University of Maine with a BA in journalism. His goal each year is to have continuous compost from his three compost bins, continuous bloom in his low-maintenance garden and more fruits and vegetables on his family table than the garden pests eat in the field.

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