Responsible gardener-mother that I am trying to be, this morning I went out to water my seedling-children only to find that it was near impossible to find the baby spinach and strawberry plants beneath the threatening jungle the tomato plant has exploded into. I fear I’ve become one of those parents who gives in to a petulant child’s tantrums with such frequency that I have created a monster. Namely, a tomato terror.
So all of you green thumbed gardeners, I need your help. Do I need to stake the bullying tomato? Face it away from the sun? What is the plant equivalent of a time out? Will the neglected spinach greens and strawberry bud ever fully integrate into natural Earthbox life?
Any and all advice (of the gardening variety) is welcome.
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Man, I'm jealous! My tomato plants are being sluggish - I can barely tell they're growing! I'm no garden pro, but maybe it's time to get another Earthbox? It sounds like the tomato plants don't play well with others.:)
ReplyDeleteWe all share in the common interest of owning tomato plants. I used a wooden spoon this morning to stake mine from falling over due to three beautiful budding tomatoes
ReplyDeleteI have two suggestions.
1. stop watering it.
2 keep watering it. make shade grown coffee.
Yes you do have to stake tomato plants! It will keep it healthier too! You should be a proud mama.
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