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We lived in the country before moving to this retirement community. There, Wife had a great garden and loved to raise unusual/exotic vegies. Here, there is no space for that but she would not give up her hobby. We have a ground-level patio so she prepped a boundary around it, and also set tomatoes in large pots on the patio. The tomatoes grew to about five feet tall and were very productive. In fact, she has provided vegies to all the neighbors all summer. The photo shows her five varieties of tomatoes, all of which have the taste and texture of "traditional" tomatoes, but some are a little more firm than others, but all tomatoes.
Here's an interesting twist to the above Post. Wife also takes care of Daughter's flower garden and a few weeks ago noticed a volunteer tomato plant growing on one of the flower beds. Of course she brought it home, set it in one of her large pots, added it to her existing tomato garden, and it also grew to about five feet tall and Attached is the results.
In the past I have told her that she can set a dead stick in the ground and it will live, prosper, and have fruit
Slim, a long time ago we had some neighbors see something red in the middle of a big tree in their front yard. they were elderly so they got a friend to climb a ladder to see what it was. There was a cherry tomato plant growing in a rotted spot in a fork in the tree, loaded with cherry tomatoes! All they could figure is a bird had eaten some seeds from what was left of a cherry tomato and, "the rest is history!" lol
My mother had a friend who said she grew "salad pots". In the washtub she had 2 tomato plants growing, she also planted onions around the edge. In the other tub she planted lettuce, carrots, and radishes. Kept a garden like that for quite a few years.
ArkansasSlim nice tomatoes! Some people just have a good feel for growing things and intuitively understand how to make things live. Your wife obviously has some serious talent.
I have a few in pots. cannot put in ground here. but the 5 gallon buckets I use are pretty good so far. had a few tomatoes, but there were perfect holed in them. I had no idea what got into them. the holes looked like small drill holes. some kind of bug did that. not sure what. but I have some new ones growing.
Slim, a long time ago we had some neighbors see something red in the middle of a big tree in their front yard. they were elderly so they got a friend to climb a ladder to see what it was. There was a cherry tomato plant growing in a rotted spot in a fork in the tree, loaded with cherry tomatoes! All they could figure is a bird had eaten some seeds from what was left of a cherry tomato and, "the rest is history!" lol
I have a few in pots. cannot put in ground here. but the 5 gallon buckets I use are pretty good so far. had a few tomatoes, but there were perfect holed in them. I had no idea what got into them. the holes looked like small drill holes. some kind of bug did that. not sure what. but I have some new ones growing.
If you will open the tomato you will find a fat worm happily eating away . It makes a moth but I don't remember which one.
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. It makes a moth but I don't remember which one.
