It would take a very long time to count Bridget Hollingsworth's tomato plants.
The 15 year old isn't entirely sure of how many she has. Thousands, certainly - the plants are overflowing out of her greenhouse.
"I get super excited and over-order seeds," Bridget said with a laugh, explaining her enthusiasm for trying out new varieties.
The fruits produced on Bridget's plants come in all shapes and shades - green, purple, red and orange.
"They start out as this little seed, and by the end of the season, they're taller than you," she said.
The 37 varieties she's growing this year have names like Atomic Grape, Cosmic Eclipse, Gardner's Delight and Jersey Devil, which Bridget has named her tomato of the year.
"When I go to the greenhouse and see the plants, sometimes I'm still surprised," she said.
When Bridget was in fourth grade, she began growing tomatoes as a part of her homeschool curriculum, learning math and science as she gardened.
"I started by having my daughter start a few seeds because we were learning about ratios," Pam Hollingsworth explained.
They decided to sell the extra plants. Each year, Bridget would learn more skills through gardening, from statistics to biology.
At first, it felt like homework. But eventually, Bridget realized she really enjoyed gardening.
"It became a fun way to show her that all of the skills she was learning in her books were useful in real life," Pam said.
Bridget and her older sister, Kayla Hollingsworth, began growing more and more tomatoes each year - Kayla gardened as a project for FFA.
Their dad, Dean Hollingsworth, built a greenhouse to shelter the growing forest of produce a couple of years ago.
"Last year, she cajoled him into doubling its size," Pam said.
Then Kayla went off to college and Bridget started attending school at Helias Catholic High School. But Bridget wasn't ready to stop. Though the rest of the family pitches in, the enterprise is now primarily Bridget's.
"It's a pretty large endeavor for someone her age," Dean said. "She produces more plants than most people do just in a year."
Three years ago, Bridget set up a booth at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company's annual festival, where she usually sells most of her plants.
"It's huge and crazy and a lot of fun," Bridget said.
In addition to learning about gardening, Bridget has picked up business skills along the way, learning organization, time management and communication.
"She treats it as a business," Dean said. "She understands you have to spend something to make something."
This year's event has been canceled due to COVID-19. With no festival to look forward to, she's increased her efforts to sell locally.
Bridget said she's seen more interest so far, but she isn't sure if it's because of her and Pam's outreach efforts or because people are looking for something to do at home while they social distance.
"I feel like some people have decided growing a garden and being self-sufficient would not be a bad thing," she said.
When it comes to her tomato sales, Bridget has a lot to say about germination and soil, the excitement of gardening festivals, and the support of her family and friends.
"I think she just loves spending time in the greenhouse," Pam said.
Bridget said she enjoys getting her hands dirty and delights in the fact that her hobby is productive - at the end of the growing season, there's food.
Bridget is accepting orders through messages on her Facebook page, Bridget Rose's Heirloom Tomatoes.
"I would encourage everyone to try planting something if they've got the time right now," she said.
Bridget donates the plants she doesn't sell.
"We're trying to figure out how to get plants out into the community to people who need them," Pam said. "That's always been a part of it. We want to support her because we want her to give back to the community too."