My Tomato Plants by Diane Clary/Accounts Payable
First I had to build up the soil in this old flower bed. I dug in chicken manure and Cedar Grove compost. Then my boyfriend, Tom, and I planted 5 tomato plants- too close together as it turned out. The tomato plants grew like crazy. Tom poured the remainder of a keg of beer over the plants, which he thinks made them grow so well. I say it was all my hard work and toil and all that chicken manure!
The tomato plants grew so tall they were hanging over the sidewalk. Tom put in some stakes and chicken wire to keep them up, but they’re still falling over.
Nothing better than going out there, picking a tomato and eating it right there. That’s the best!
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August 22nd, 2009 at 8:15 am
Giiiirl………It’s time to prune those tomato plants! It will let some light in and on the green fruit, so they can ripen and allow air to pass through to lessen the chance of disease as fall and the cool temps/damp air approaches.
August 26th, 2009 at 11:16 am
So we can cut back the leaves and stems that don’t have tomatoes on them? Good idea.
They were really planted too close but grew like crazy!
Thanks for the advice.
August 27th, 2009 at 11:29 am
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