The unhealthy plants, with the cramped roots, and the disease ridden soil combined to produce decay and despair.
But not this year. This year I ordered heirloom seeds from Seeds of Change, including the coveted Silvery Fir Tree tomato from Russia, and planted them in fresh organic potting soil,
No, I will not be dissuaded. I ordered 8 lovely tomato plants from The Tomato Girl
Here are the tomatoes that I am growing from The Tomato Girl:
:: Anna Russian
:: Sarah Black
:: Persimmon
:: Yellow Perfection
:: Clementine (thanks to Hanna over at This Garden is Illegal)
:: Garden Peach
:: Matt's Wild Cherry (pictured)
:: Wanda's Potato Leaf
Plus:
:: Black Bell Peppers
:: Fooled You Jalapeño Peppers
:: Black Beauty Eggplants
:: Kumari Sri Lanka Eggplants
:: Round Mauve Eggplants
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4 comments:
Ooo I am so envious! At this point my tomatoes have outgrown their cages and need staking. This is the first year I've ever had them in the rich herb garden and they seem to be loving it. I'm afraid the past few years, my tomatoes died on the first 100 degree day, but these heirlooms I'm trying for the first time won't quit. In other words, I have no advice but I'm going to be watching your garden to try to learn from you!
Oops, I forgot to look where you live, in case it's an insanely different climate from mine, but I've been using stuff like kelp meal and bone meal and blood meal in my garden, to amazing effect. Throw a little kelp meal in the hole before you plant the tomato, and plant it DEEP (so deep you'll think you're crazy AND doomed), then make sure it stays dry on top and wet down below.
I'll be looking for more pictures of those tomatoes when they fruit - you chose some really intriguing types!
My tomato plants aren't looking too great.....but we'll see.
I'm also growing some head lettuce in pots which we are already eating. Also some sunflowers from seed. We are in a townhouse now and I'm missing the yardwork....sort of. Its now daylight almost all the time so its different than when I was in WA.
my tomato plants are just growing air.
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