Those tomatoes were HOW much?!

Gardens. What in the world do we see in them? Seriously, I could buy produce for approximately a tenth the cost of growing it! I used to be able to say, "oh those home grown tomatoes!" but truthfully our tomatoes just haven't been that great lately. Last summer we didn't get ANY - they all went to the deer. This year we decided to fight back -



This picture is of just the four plants we decided to try to save after the deer's first drive by. Four poles, construction fencing. Pretty cheap, but effective so far. One side closes with twist ties so we can open to weed (and hopefully to pick!).




I refer to this as "Daisy's tomato." That golden retriever would suck the tomato slice right off your sandwich, so I planted this one right where she can get at it. Tony just built a cute little cage to pop over the whole plant, which sits on the patio. When a tomato is ripe, off comes the cage and Daisy plucks away. Yes, seriously, she delicately sucks it right off the stem.

I figure with the plants, the water, the fertilizer, and now the creative fencing....oh, those tomatoes are about 5 bucks a pound.