Tomatoes

We have an unusually abundant crop of tomatoes this year. Apparently our forest friends have no desire to feast upon this plant. All tomatoe plants remain intact with lots of tomatoes. We do have a concern. They are green, all of them and the Vermont nights are getting cooler, dropping to below 50 degrees. We would like them to redden on the vine but we may, in the end, find ourselves with an abundance of paper bags lined up in the house doing the job that the garden did not. We will see.

Here is a pictorial of the many kinds of tomatoes we grew.

Warm Regards,

Betty

Tomatoes in a bed of Straw

We call this the tomato jungle. We are somewhat lawless around here. I'm quite sure the professional gardeners would have quite a bit to say if they saw the goings-on around here. Time management being what it is, we praise the jungle for it lacks the required attention of a constant gardener.

Our tomato plan is simple indeed, we lay a bed of straw around the closely planted seedlings. As the plants grow large they block sun that would allow weeds to grow.The bed of straw keeps the soil consistenly moist and provides a proper bed on which the little tomatoes will grow. We use no stakes, no pruning, no cages. We let the plants be what they will, with a lovely layer of bedding to keep them comfortable.

You can barely see the little babies poking out of the straw.

Warm Regards,
Betty