So, every year I plant tomatoes. Small cherry ones to big sandwich size ones. Every year the cherry tomatoes bloom but… my large tomatoes never start showing up until late September. Yes, I do the what is my zone and when to plant. Tried seeds, and tried seedlings but neither help in the success of getting tomatoes during the summer. Hmm, I mean the NJ farms can do it so why can't I?
Could it be that my lazy gardening has caught up with me? I like to plant, water, and take off the dead leaves. Nope, no fertilizers except the occasional crushed egg shells. But, really? My grandpa would get hundreds of tomatoes without any extra fertilization in the eastern PA area. There must be trick!
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| Gorgeous plant filled with an abundance of fruit… but, right in the middle of October! |
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| So, my not too shabby carrots, prolific flat leaf parsley, cucumbers & green beans both which aren't pictured. Not bad?!. All in the height of summer. |
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| October Bounty |
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| Still getting red at the end of December. The taste is not bad and very similar to the chain grocery stores. Oh, how I long for my grandpa's summer garden! |
