C & C’s Column

I hope you all had a nice holiday. In North Carolina we had a huge (for here) snow storm in early January. 2 inches of snow was sandwiched around 4 inches of sleet. I felt more like 20 than 40 as I sledded with my daughters and cross country skied with my wife. Work was called off for most of the week, and I got to relax at last! Now life is busy again, things are chaos at GlaxoWellcome, and seed catalogs are pouring in. The next big arrival should be the 1996 SSE yearbook, followed by the annual onslought of seed requests. Yes, I am now really starting to eagerly await the 1996 episode of heirloom tomatoes in my garden. I couldn’t even start to tell you what I will be growing this year. One thing is certain, though. It won’t be 120 different tomato plants! My garden was much too closely planted. Combine that error with all the rain that we got and it spelled disease and low yield disaster. This year will probably find me planting 20 or so of my favorites, along with 20 or so things that are new to me. My dream is a larger garden, a green house, a sunnier lot...someday! Thanks to all of you who continue to support and read our humble newsletter. Please feel free to contribute and comment. Also, note my E-mail address. I can usually be found looking for my E-mail after 10:00 each evening. Enjoy this issue!