Re: R: Fun to touch plants
- Subject: Re: R: Fun to touch plants
- From: I* R*
- Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 00:49:35 +0300
Hi Helen,
I was reading the other day that tomatoes were first introduced in Europe-mid
16th c.as ornamental plants and started being cultivated as vegetables only from
the 18th c.on.And that in Italy they took the name of pomi d'oro because the
first introduction was the yellow one.
regards,Irini-Athens
"helene.pizzi" wrote:
> ....Tomatoes have certainly become 'Mediterranean' and are an example of a
> plant
> that has been imported-exported-amagalmated-excepted and completely
> integrated, world wide. What would spaghetti or pizza be without tomatoes?
> Whoever has had plant-ripened tomatoes in Greece, served with a drizzle of
> olive oil, and a sprinkle of salt and origano on a hot summer day has moved
> a step closer to paradise.
>
> We often forget the fragrance of vegetables, and just today I too was
> captivated by ther smell of the beautiful (yes, they are beautiful)
> leaves......
>
> I have also been naughty this year and upset my 'bella figura' Latin
> husband. We have little space for vegetables in our garden and too much
> shade so I planted a few tomatoes in a rose bed. They have enjoyed this
> position and are already nearly shoulder high (tied on poles which also made
> my husband shudder) and will be soon producing the first tomatoes. The bed
> has an unusual mixture of plants, but strangely enough they are growing very
> well together...roses...iris...violets...lambs ears...tomatoes and basil.
> We use no poisons so the homegrown food is safe.
>
> Not only do I sniff the roses as I pass by this odd bed, but I also am
> enjoying a rub of the tomato leaves and that unique but very likable
> fragrance. This sounds a bit like the making of a fairy tale: Once upon a
> time there was a garden...
>
> >
