Now is the time of year in Texas that we plant tomatoes that will produce for us through the fall. Here in Texas in the hottest part of the summer it is too hot for tomatoes to produce fruit. We plant Spring tomatoes around Easter time. (Or, if you’re like me..you plant them as soon as you think all frost is past…and you replant about three times because you are continually wrong.). The plants are usually looking pretty bedraggled by July but sometimes you keep getting a few tomatoes. It’s usually a good idea to pull them out and put something else in there. Hard to do though.
Anyway, back to Fall tomatoes. Planting seedlings now will allow the plants to get big enough to produce fruit when the weather around here starts getting a little cooler.
The problem is that all of my beds are full. My spring tomatoes are still producing so I don’t want to pull them yet. It’s been a constant issue throughout my gardening life. I always want / need more space to grow ALL OF THE THINGS.
My friend Laurel suggested that I try those felt grow bags. So, of course I got right on Amazon.com and ordered some. Here are the ones I ordered:Now is the time of year in Texas that we plant tomatoes that will produce for us through the fall. Here in Texas in the hottest part of the summer it is too hot for tomatoes to produce fruit. We plant Spring tomatoes around Easter time. (Or, if you’re like me..you plant them as soon as you think all frost is past…and you replant about three times because you are continually wrong.). The plants are usually looking pretty bedraggled by July but sometimes you keep getting a few tomatoes. It’s usually a good idea to pull them out and put something else in there. Hard to do though.
Anyway, back to Fall tomatoes. Planting seedlings now will allow the plants to get big enough to produce fruit when the weather around here starts getting a little cooler.
The problem is that all of my beds are full. My spring tomatoes are still producing so I don’t want to pull them yet. It’s been a constant issue throughout my gardening life. I always want / need more space to grow ALL OF THE THINGS.
My friend Laurel suggested that I try those felt grow bags. So, of course I got right on Amazon.com and ordered some. Here are the ones I ordered: WINNER OUTFITTERS 6-Pack 10 Gallon Grow Bags/Aeration Fabric Pots With Handles
I went and bought soil and tomato plants yesterday and got them planted. Here’s how that went:
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