To-mato or not to-mato?

Alan, my father-in-law, was so kind to give us a little tomato plant to begin our gardening journey this spring. We bought a big barrel from Fleet Farm and diligently cared for our little plant.

Then, a big wind and rain storm ripped through Stewartville forcing our little tomato plant down to the ground. I was a pessimist. I figured that was it for our nice tomatoes that had started to grow. Tony, my optimistic better half, decided he would not give up on our tomatoes.

I'm still wondering if they'll ever ripen, but we have a bunch of nice little green ones hanging around now!