(Writing) Help with description

Emma B

I'm doing a poem and trying to think of a good way to descibe the smell of tomatoes (the ones you grow in your greenhouse). Any help would be great, I know what it smells like I just can't think how to describe it :-)

Dwight

Frustrating, Emma. I would think you're going to have to think of something they smell LIKE. Something with emotional associations, eg. at Christmas time or on summer evenings.

collide-o-scope

In a greenhouse it is more the plants you can smell than the tomatoes themselves, but it is a pretty evocative scent nonetheless. To me, the humidity of the greenhouse makes the smell almost like that of wet grass but with a sweeter edge.

neil

It's a musky fragrance with something warmly metallic mixed in as well. Hope this helps.

collide-o-scope

[quote=neil]something warmly metallic [/quote]

What's in your greenhouse, tinned tomatoes?

Just kidding - good description ;-)

neil

:)

Emma B

Neil thats a good way of putting it, thanks

Thanks to everyone it has been bugging my brain!