And...keep my basil + mint alive can be crossed off my Summer Manifesto. Zac + I went to our local hardware store early in the summer to buy some flowers. My sweet husband picked out this tiny tomato plant and I just sorta laughed at him (optimist=him + pessimist=me as always). I never thought that we would be able to grow a tomato. I'm not sure why, but up to this point I have struggled to keep flowers alive and usually get tired of watering them. Haha. I also failed at growing basil + cilantro last year, but this year I've managed to keep our basil + mint alive. Our tomato plant had a rough start. At one point, we pretty much had given up on it until...it FINALLY had some yellow blooms. It took many yellow blooms later, but we finally started growing a tomato. I was so excited!!! We've had lots of tomato hornworms try to eat our plant, but as long as I keep spraying it with insecticidal soap it seems to help (I just read it helps to plant marigolds nearby...note for next year). A friend also told me to try sprinkling cayenne pepper on the soil which I tried too. We ate our first tomato the other night and it was the best tomato I've ever had ;)
YOUR TOMATOES! They look so great! Congrats on crossing off a summer goal. Our tomato plants didn't do so well this summer. SHOOT! You'll have to give me your secrets. ;)
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Love,
Sarah
the Reverie blog
Thank you :) Im not sure I have any secrets, haha. We planted in a large pot (at least 8 deep), watering when it gets dry up to 2, use organic fertilizer twice a month, full sun lots of heat. Im glad you found my blog :) We have one tomato plant thats not doing well at all too. I have no idea what Im doing. Dont give up! Im glad you found my blog. I will check yours out too ♥ Lindsay
ReplyDeleteYour tomatoes look SO GOOD! I love growing fresh veggies right in my backyard!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! That tomato looks absolutely yummy too!
ReplyDeleteAw yay, it looks delicious! Another trick I read about once was spraying garlic water on the plants every once in a while. I have been doing that and I do notice that pests almost completely go away until it starts to fade, then I just spray again.
ReplyDeleteThanks :) Its my first time trying. I have just a tiny patio but one day I would love a bigger garden!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! It was ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip :) I appreciate all the help I can get! Haha
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