Last year, we had a beefsteak tomato plant in this planter. It did quite well, as you can tell from what remains. I had actually pulled several hands full of dead stems out before it dawned on me to take a picture.
I’ve read you shouldn’t compost tomato plants due to disease issues. For what it’s woth, I have always tossed mine into the compost pile.
I’m not saying you should, but I’ve learned over the years that there are as many ways of doing a thing as there are people doing said thing. Do a little research and decide for yourself. Just remember, don’t blame me if you do it and things go poorly for you. Enough with the disclaimer.
This year, we will have a Super Sweet 100 in it. The year before last, the one we had gave us lots of great little tomatoes. This year, we got two for the price of one.
The planter had two plants growing in it, so I soaked the soil in water and teased the roots apart. Some broke, no doubt, but so far, both plants look healthy and not stressed out. Of course, I mudded both into their new homes. It’s a bit overcast and cool, so that helps out a bit as well.
There are many more plants that need attention as well as repairs to made to the greenhouse etc. But we will work things as time becomes available. There are three new fruit trees that were planted as well, but that will be for another post I think. I hate rambling on when there are things that need done. I will of course post updates so you can see how these two plants fare over the summer.
I think this year I will try to take a few starts to overwinter so we’ll have a head start next season. Thank you for stopping by, as always. Your comments and suggestions are welcome.
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