Seedlings

To counteract the depressing effects of April snow storms here in Southern Ontario, I bring you the following two images. Soon, these insignificant sprouts will produce the most sumptuous flavours of summer.

The first is the seedling of a Black Cherry heirloom tomato.

This seedling is a Mennonite Orange or as my friend Cath calls them 'the pumpkins'. I no longer know of any commercial source for these seeds. I found a jar of 10 year old seeds in my basement last year and out of total desperation for what I consider to be the finest tomato EVER, I tried starting them. To my very great surprise, they germinated! I no longer have to worry about going a year without these beauties.