One of the best things about gardening is having fresh tomatoes. I look forward to them from the time we use the last one in late October until the first ones ripen in August. (Yes, it's a short growing season here in N. Idaho.)
So in May, when I purchased tomato plants, I thought it was fun that there were already a couple of small tomatoes growing on two of those plants.
I was wrong. I planted three tomato plants and of course watched them grow. One of them got considerably bigger, but two did not. Guess which two? Yes, the ones with tomatoes already growing.
Meanwhile, in early June my son showed up with some plants he'd started from seed. They didn't look very happy, and they were only about 10' tall and spindly -but I planted them anyway.
And there they are, on the left side of this picture.
The plant store tomatoes are the 3 on the right - the farthest right one being the one that did not have tomatoes already growing in May.
By the way, 3 of the 4 small tomatoes that were on those two plants finally got ripe this week. No, just like the plants, the tomatoes didn't grow much.
Tomato plants are like dogs, horses, and cows.
When they have babies too young, it stunts their growth.
Meanwhile, my son also brought other plants that were so small and unhappy looking that I almost didn't plant them. But I'm glad I did, because they're all big and strong and filled with green tomatoes.
Next year I'm starting them all from seed. I'll end up with too many plants because I won't want to just pick the best ones, but that's how it is.
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