Last Chance: Tomato Extravaganza for You: Read all about it now!

Check out this collection of stories all about tomatoes! [GreenPrints]( June 7, 2024   [DELVE INTO THE MOST AMAZING STORIES ABOUT TOMATOES EVER TOLD!]( When you read The Glorious Tomato Collection, you get nine glorious gems—stories about tomatoes that will have you laughing and thinking … and maybe planning your own tomato garden. Start reading right now! Dear Gardener, Thank you for reading content from GreenPrints Garden Club—we appreciate your loyalty, and we share with you below a premium story that is certain to make your spine tingle. This story is so touching, you’ll want to share it with everyone you know! You see, when you read a story with such a touching angle and special ending, you’ll always know that there’s hope in the world—sometimes generated by plants from our garden! [Healing Gardens Collection]( When you read [The Glorious Tomato Collection]( today, you’ll get all the fun, inspiration, and heartfelt joy that only a tomato story can deliver! Please check out this story from [The Glorious Tomato Collection]( entitled “The Last Two”—you’ll get some thoughtful reflection and be tenderly touched by this story: [The Last Two]( A pair of leftover seedlings find a very special home. By Barbara Josephine Adams [old man]  My favorite Spring garden ritual is starting my tomato seeds. In late March, I fill ten little pots with a mixture of peat and earth-scented compost. Then I press down the spongy stuff and poke a hole in the middle of each pot, loving the feel of the dark fluff, even the bits that stay under my fingernails. Knowing I need exactly ten tomato plants, I always drop two or three little seeds into each hole, adding extra seeds in case some don’t sprout. Any extras that come up will need to be thinned out and tossed. Oh, but how I dread snipping out the extra starts. Please, I think, no extras. I don’t want to thin them. All the sprouts are newborns, just coming to life and reaching for the sun. I’m their caretaker. I don’t want to choose which ones can live and which ones have to die. Yes, I know. I rip chickweed and shepherd’s purse out of my garden beds without feeling a bit guilty. Indeed—I admit it—I feel a goodly portion of delight. But that’s their fault! I hadn’t planted them there. They could have grown anywhere but dared to squat in my garden. The tomato seedlings, on the other hand, sprouted just to please me. How could I now grab their little stems—and snip? [Read More...]( Illustration by Heather Graham  What a touching story—you must read the whole thing to experience it! And [The Glorious Tomato Collection]( has more stories for you—stories all based on the terrific tomato! With this featured story—“The Last Two”—you also get all nine stories in this special GreenPrints Story Collection on tomatoes: - “The Last Two: A pair of leftover seedlings find a very special home.”: Read about one woman’s annual angst when thinning out her tomato seedlings. Then, she gets a repurposing idea that will make your spine tingle when you read the end! - “My Row of 2000: Far, far better than manicured nails.”: Read this enjoyable story about a Missouri woman faced with planting 2,000 tomatoes days before attending a wedding. Her nasty nails made their appearance at the wedding, but find out what another woman’s nails looked like. Amazing! - “Salmon and Tomatoes: One feeds the garden. Both feed me.”: Talk about not wasting a thing! Read this account of how a woman nourishes her tomato garden with fish—the whole fish … head, guts, and all! And to great gardening and table benefit. You can do this, too! - “The Great Tomato Fight of 1957: The day Grandma and I had it out.”: Read one man’s account of his taskmaster grandmother and how, finally, as a little boy, he decided that tomato gardening should be fun—and that involved throwing tomatoes at Grandma! When she threw tomatoes back at him, the fun really begins. Entertaining and funny! - “A Bag of Unwashed Heirloom Tomatoes: Now that says love.”: Read this Florida man’s account of finding a bag of tomatoes at his front door. Then, take a trip down memory lane about growing, harvesting, and using tomatoes in a country boy’s life. Who knew tomatoes were so revered! Touching and fun. - “My Sprawling Cherry Tomato Plants: Take one. Please!”: Read this woman’s account of growing and nurturing her cherry tomatoes. Until she lands herself in the hospital from a fall. Find out what happens to her tomato plant, named “Octopus,” while she’s away. This story will make you smile and laugh! - “The Tomato Cage Caper: The day my prized tomato plant—and more—got stolen.”: Read this Indian man’s account of the day his tomato plant went missing, cage and all. You’ll get some chuckles from this story—and you might find the ending quite a surprise! - “Chicken Tomatoes: Two things you don’t want to put together.”: Read this woman’s story about feeding some bad tomatoes to her chickens. What happens next sounds like a scene from a horror movie! Read it now to find out how it ends. - “The Last Tomato Story: I can’t remember the year … but the tomato? Unforgettable.”: Read Mike McGrath’s very funny story about his tomato gardening adventures. And how he ended up with the best tomato ever! The only way to get full access to the printable [The Glorious Tomato Collection]( is to sign up for [GreenPrints Garden Club All-Access Membership]( with an entire library of stories—hundreds and hundreds of captivating and funny stories—plus, a magazine subscription, practical gardening advice, and benefits galore for only $10 for an entire year! [$10 SPECIAL! 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