tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1262169351800030032..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Ralph the Tomato Updatejoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-29601367095793087972016-06-10T20:54:05.091-04:002016-06-10T20:54:05.091-04:00If I were you, I'd prepare myself for that &qu...If I were you, I'd prepare myself for that "told you so." And an M&M sandwich ('mater & mayo sandwich, in case you don't speak Southern).Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-60470678113420375412016-06-10T19:21:39.843-04:002016-06-10T19:21:39.843-04:00She must simply have "the touch."She must simply have "the touch."messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-43174687798216914332016-06-10T16:54:58.534-04:002016-06-10T16:54:58.534-04:00LOL.....Betty! I'm shocked!LOL.....Betty! I'm shocked!Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-87119489796723851132016-06-10T16:48:03.124-04:002016-06-10T16:48:03.124-04:00Because, you know, you might be so busy searching ...Because, you know, you might be so busy searching the house for Mrs. C's forbidden snacks while she's gone that you would never notice.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-63183160011565320412016-06-10T16:45:57.336-04:002016-06-10T16:45:57.336-04:00Is Ralph II under 24-hour surveillance? Because MA...Is Ralph II under 24-hour surveillance? Because MAYBE Mrs. C is not really "growing" Ralph II, but goes out each day and purchases a slightly bigger tomato plant to put in that Topsy Turvy contraption...Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-9407266661123822392016-06-10T16:24:58.341-04:002016-06-10T16:24:58.341-04:00Oh, dear. Ralphie even has a couple of blossoms. B...Oh, dear. Ralphie even has a couple of blossoms. But only red, juicy, sun warmed tomatoes count.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-63649225856656467822016-06-10T14:18:21.009-04:002016-06-10T14:18:21.009-04:00Yes, an "I told You So" is heading your ...Yes, an "I told You So" is heading your way. I'm among the precious few who don't really like tomatoes. Best of luck to Ralph II. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-9181975898573094852016-06-10T12:45:15.515-04:002016-06-10T12:45:15.515-04:00I still don't understand the whole topsy turvy...I still don't understand the whole topsy turvy thing. I'd probably pack it in as well if someone made me try to produce tomatoes with all the blood rushing to my head 24/7. Michhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456803425068822920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-25279074467389755802016-06-10T12:20:07.285-04:002016-06-10T12:20:07.285-04:00Wait, that sounds like I'm threatening your pl...Wait, that sounds like I'm threatening your plant. <br /><br />I am not going to do anything to your wife's plant.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856160423100846727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-84595887992225721752016-06-10T12:19:38.398-04:002016-06-10T12:19:38.398-04:00It would be a shame if something unforeseen happen...It would be a shame if something unforeseen happened to Ralph II. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856160423100846727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-36132560730936359752016-06-10T10:57:57.357-04:002016-06-10T10:57:57.357-04:00Nah. My bet is Ralph II is gonna bite the dust, to...Nah. My bet is Ralph II is gonna bite the dust, too. My mother-in-law was an excellent gardener, and she tried the topsy-turvy planter one year, and hated it. It just ain't natural for plants to grow upside down! She never got a single tomato from those plants. (But just in case, you could always spritz the pot with some weed killer when you bride isn't around...)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-37498975961208183852016-06-10T10:45:52.372-04:002016-06-10T10:45:52.372-04:00I don't think she can say "I told you so&...I don't think she can say "I told you so" until Ralph II actually produces tomatoes. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-79385431373003966782016-06-10T09:09:48.238-04:002016-06-10T09:09:48.238-04:00So far so good but last year I had the most amazin...So far so good but last year I had the most amazing tomato plants and loads of fruit (grown the conventional way) and they just refused to ripen - in the end they just spit and went black, no idea why so MRS C still has a way to go before she can say I told you so (although it has to be said she IS already doing better than you ....)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402703967636964187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-29927942895106399202016-06-10T09:01:29.803-04:002016-06-10T09:01:29.803-04:00Your wife needs to warm up her "I told you so...Your wife needs to warm up her "I told you so". My wife is always locked and loaded with it. Just sayin'juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-757124704735393262016-06-10T08:21:19.120-04:002016-06-10T08:21:19.120-04:00It's still early days. There is always late s...It's still early days. There is always late season blight, the cruelest because it hits just as beautiful tomatoes start to ripen.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-58254455350548710362016-06-10T08:07:45.229-04:002016-06-10T08:07:45.229-04:00Jim wants to know why the Mrs. Is always right. Of...Jim wants to know why the Mrs. Is always right. Of course it's the same way at our house. However I'm sure the tomato would be dead even with me growing it.Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67854889643236247522016-06-10T01:47:22.642-04:002016-06-10T01:47:22.642-04:00Ralph the second appears to be in a different posi...Ralph the second appears to be in a different position on the porch, perhaps more sheltered from wind? if he survives and produces fruit, I hope Mrs C is kind enough to share.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-9336043718026120532016-06-09T23:52:32.201-04:002016-06-09T23:52:32.201-04:00Can you do something to sabotage it when she is at...Can you do something to sabotage it when she is at work one day?<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com