Because these updates come at least a week, if not more apart, this could easily be the last post. For the sake of showing off our final harvest of tomatoes, I'll wrap it up in the next update.
A cool thing about this journal I've kept is that it's all linked together in my blog. Not that anyone else would want to check out every update, but it's nice for me to be able to look back and see. It's also good internal Linking for SEO!
@inalittlewhile/garden-update-day-145-green-fall-tomatoes
So there's the link above and that article has the link to the previous one, and so on and so forth.
Maybe One Week For The Tomato Plants
It's been tough for these plants the past couple weeks. They're seeing less daylight and the temperature's been all over the place.
The white fly population has all but disappeared with help from some organic soapy pesticide. Still, there are other green winged bugs settled in.
These plants weren't going to make it much longer anyway. They're still showing good green foliage but there's a lot of sickly patches.
Half the tomatoes are starting to turn red and I'm thinking they'll make it. After that, it'll be time to pull them and regroup.
A Tomato Down Low, A Frog, And A Planter To Build
One of the larger Oregon Spring tomatoes is growing way down by the dirt. It shows off my scarecrow frog and the wood boards I picked up. Part of the new plan involves building a new planter, though we haven't chosen any veggies yet.
Herbs Are Doing Fine
You saw the basil in the feature image and above is the mint, both doing quite well. My wife brought these home from the store in tiny cup planters. They were hardly the size of a small hand.
Though I'm not sure they'll make it through winter, they have a good spot between the tomato plants. This planter may become the 'Herb' planter after the tomatoes are gone.
4 Out Of 6 Tomato Plants Failed To Produce
Not completely. They all grew some fruit after their initial flowering, but these 4 didn't give more than a few. They were eaten by pests, and then just never fully recovered.
The two plants in the images above could be pulled right now. They don't have a chance of recovery and fruition before the frost sets in. This would be a good time to start mulching for the next round. The soil will need nutrient replenishment for sure.
There is one lonely Oregon Spring tomato growing on one of the four plants. The other 2 Beefsteak and a Early Treat Hybrid were duds.
One Oregon Spring & One Red Cherry Produced
Now I know why they call them 'Tomatos On The Vine. This plant took off after I transplanted it and grew just like a vine. The tomatoes look small in the image above (because they are) but they're everywhere.
One last bunch of 14-16 tomatoes sit ripening on the Oregon Spring plant above. These babies are delicious as a treat by themselves or with anything else we put them on.
They may not be big, but I sure learned a lot tending to our garden this past season. Can't wait to learn some more. I bet my future efforts yield better results!
Thanks for your time.
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