My poor little garden got a bit out of control. Part of it was the heat and part of it was that I didn’t prune anything. I did learn that the small varieties of tomatoes do not have a maximum size – they will keep growing until the season is done. They try to take over the world, in other words. So if you plant them, make sure to give them adequate space to sprawl and they will reward you with buckets of tomatoes.
The heat contributed to some sad looking tomatoes. It didn’t seem to matter how often I watered, all of the fruit looked like this:
And my poor hanging garden. It seemed like such a good idea but it didn’t stand the test of time:
So I pruned back the tomatoes and was left with a lot of open space:
And I moved some of the surviving herbs from the hanging garden into the garden. There’s some mint, lavender, lemon thyme, parsley, jalapenos, basil. I think they’ve appreciated the move. They’ve perked up quite a bit.
I’m hoping that with this new cooler weather I will see another crop of tomatoes and some more peppers before I plant the fall garden. But we will see . . .
What’s growing for you?
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We just planted our fall tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower. My husband is installing a drip irrigation system tomorrow. Still pretty hot here in houston. Seeds will be next..carrots, greens, cilantro, and others I can’t remember at the moment.
You may want to move your mint to its own contained garden…mint it INVASIVE !!!! its like a weed and it will take over and choke out all your other plants…good luck on your garden.
Ah yes, I know this very well! The mint is not going to stay in my raised bed forever – just until it can rebound from being so close to dying completely! Thanks for the advice though.