Fortune of the Drunken Woman

An incident occurred at our little nursery business day before yesterday that made me think of you and Trish, Dave. As you might recall, when I first joined Dave's a couple years ago, we traded seeds. You sent me tomato and lettuce seeds. I'm still planting them, and they always germinate well.

Anyway, I do doggy daycare for my elder son's two aging doglets, and they always go out to greet customers with some bit of paper or such in their mouths. It's something they've always done. They usually are not eager to give up whatever they carry, but on this particular day, Cosa, age 14 walked up to a customer with a plant tag in her mouth, and when the man reached down to take it from her, she gave it up readily.

He looked the tag over carefully, read it, then smiled. He said the old dog must have been reading his fortune, for the tag said 'Drunken Woman', and he was going to go out searching for one forthwith. Personally, I think he'd have been better served to just buy some of the lettuce, but you can't dissuade a man on a mission! LOL!

LOLOL, that's priceless Weez

LOL, great story!

Cheri'

Too Funny!

Here's some Drunken Woman on my plant table. You can even see a bit of one of the tags.

Very beautiful and decidedly inebriated ;)
Are they tasty? They look very good.

Thanks for the great story, Weez! It's a great plant, isn't it? I had forgotten that I had sent those to you. The DW (same initials as me) is a staple in our garden.

best,
dave

Yes, Phil, it is quite tasty, and quite showy, I might add. I guess it's called 'Drunken Woman' because it flips every which way, but I'm just guessing. I like the showy lettuces because customers tend to reach for colorful plants, but sometimes the reds are not the tastiest. This one burnishes nicely but keeps that good leaf lettuce texture and flavor.

I'm glad you enjoyed the story, Dave. It is fun to share seeds and know they are growing thousands of miles away, isn't it? There are some Cherokee Purple tomato plants growing in my greenhouse right now. You sent me those seeds, as well. Here's a picture of some of my lettuce bowls with different lettuces in them. Lettuce seldom bolts here, so a pot of lettuce by the kitchen door is pretty handy.

Great baskets! You are right that it's great fun to send seeds thousands of miles away and know they are growing well.

And, you should know that the incredible selection of lettuce seeds that you sent me are still waiting for me to sow them. :) I'll be sowing them this fall and am excited!

best,
dave

PS I just harvested my first cherokee purple this morning. Because it was so wet this spring, I didn't get to plant until May but they're all coming in now! It's the only tomato variety I'm growing this year - 25 plants in all.

They are strickly a greenhouse item here, and every year I sell tomato plants, but seldom have the time to tend a few of my own. Each year I plant them in pots, place them in the greenhouse, hoop them, and forget them! This year, I have the larger greenhouse that gets much warmer, so I've got one of each tomato plant I sold this year, plus my zukes, some artichokes, some beans, and some peppers. I swear I'm going to get some Cherokee Purples this year!