StephanieL Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 The tomato plant in the pot is about a foot and a half high. No fruit yet, but it must be growing about an inch every 2-3 days. what variety is it? one of my cherry tomato plants is taller than me (6'+). it is not in a pot, of course. Don't know. I have a "matchstick garden": little cardboard stakes with seeds embedded in them, in a matchbook. I've mostly gotten basil and oregano; this is the first tomato plant that grew. Well, the tomato plant is more than 5 feet tall and still growing. Still no tomatoes though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
galleygirl Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 The tomato plant in the pot is about a foot and a half high. No fruit yet, but it must be growing about an inch every 2-3 days. what variety is it? one of my cherry tomato plants is taller than me (6'+). it is not in a pot, of course. Don't know. I have a "matchstick garden": little cardboard stakes with seeds embedded in them, in a matchbook. I've mostly gotten basil and oregano; this is the first tomato plant that grew. Well, the tomato plant is more than 5 feet tall and still growing. Still no tomatoes though. One of my heirlooms, on the only healthy plant in my garden, has exactly one striped Zebra on it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mongo_jones Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 i, on the other hand, have been drowning in black krims and cherry tomatoes for weeks. the hawaiian pineapples are big and turning in quick succession too and i'll probably harvest a couple of pounds of san marzanos tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Evelyn Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Last night I found that one of my tomato plants had been completely stripped of all leaves and flowers. On another plant I found the culprit: a big fat caterpillar that looks like a pea pod that had been dipped in white sprinkles. Anyone know how to keep these critters away? Turns out these same little b*stards like jalepeno and serrano plants too. They did leave the one pepper behind, after polishing off the 20 or so blossoms . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rail Paul Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 Last night I found that one of my tomato plants had been completely stripped of all leaves and flowers. On another plant I found the culprit: a big fat caterpillar that looks like a pea pod that had been dipped in white sprinkles. Anyone know how to keep these critters away? Turns out these same little b*stards like jalepeno and serrano plants too. They did leave the one pepper behind, after polishing off the 20 or so blossoms . The deer in my neighborhood pruned my peppers. Ate the scotch bonnets, hungarian reds, jalapenos, and serranos. They've left the immature cocoa peppers, but I noticed a deer stopped by over the weekend to see how they're coming along. Probably working on the menu for this week... They don't like basil at all, ignored the rosemary, and haven't bothered with the tomatillo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tsquare Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 Last spring, when I let some of the squash plants from the compost pile flourish, I said I'd come back with photos after the harvest. I actually planted the turban squash, but the sugar pie pumpkins and the beige ones (maybe small Golden Nuggets?) were all volunteers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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