Tomato problems -- black walnut tree! Was favorite tomatoes to plant?

April 19, 2009

I did not know this, interesting! Note it says that cutting down a black

walnut tree doesn't work (unless you remove all of the roots, which... not

really possible!)

Audrey S.

On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 6:23 PM, < wrote:

>

> I know they like full sun, maybe you can find a sunnier spot?

> Jann

> (ALSO in a Boston suburb, wondering if ginger is going to grow Sweet 100s

> up the front porch in her current house and will need a volunteer to stop by

> to fix her " tomato problem " .....)

>

> " matildalucet " <matildalucet wrote:

> > In my last house, I grew Sweet 100s up to the first floor porch. I didn't

> eat tomatoes, but all I had to do was let people know that some were ripe,

> and I suddenly didn't have a " tomato problem " any more. :-)

> > I've never had good luck with tomatoes in this house. I don't know if

> it's the growing barrels (I don't trust the yard dirt so everything edible

> is in half barrels of known dirt) OR if there is just too much shade in the

> back yard. I'm toying with trying one of the hanging tomato planters this

> year to see if I do any better.

> >

> > -ginger

> > digging in the dirt today in a Boston suburb

> >

> <@> wrote:

> > > We haven't been able to have a garden for a few years now, but when we

> did I loved " Sweet 100s " (cherry tomatoes)! Not heirloom but yummy, my

> daughter and I would just pick them off the plant and eat them right there!

> > > Jann

>

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