Tomato Plants Growing Everywhere

dpurdy · June 14, 2012

Here's some pictures of all the tomato plants that are growing outside my tunnel that seeded by themselves. The last 3 pics of tomatoes in containers were some that I pulled from the ground and transplanted them a while back. Last year I harvested about 1200 pounds of tomatoes and obviously some of the seeds got scattered and decided to grow. I found a couple of rogue PL plants that I transplanted to see what develops. I hope they grow well and taste good.

Randall · June 15, 2012

they look healthy! should be fun to see what you end up with!

feldon30 · June 16, 2012

This is why I don't grow Matt's Wild Cherry.

texasrockgarden · June 16, 2012

Great looking plants.

OneDahlia · June 16, 2012

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Originally Posted by feldon30

This is why I don't grow Matt's Wild Cherry.

I planted Matt's Wild Cherry last year and it's everywhere this year. I let one or two grow. Better than all the weeds that reseeded everywhere, at least.

Lcottomsvcs · June 16, 2012

I have a volunteer cherry I have not deliberately planted in 5 years. They are everywhere in the garden and are even coming up in the flower beds (spread by birds I suppose). I don't remember what the original plant was, but the fruits look like Sungold. I allow a few to grow at the edge of the garden because I like the flavor.

tnpeppers · June 16, 2012

Two years ago this September; I pitched a couple of splitting black cherry tomatoesinto a raised bed because I was too lazy to carry them around to the 'slop pail'. The following spring; up come tomato plants along with my spinach. I hung some 'garden twine' from the edge of the roof just to see what would happen. Result? Eight-foot high black cherry plants crawling onto the roof, pounding out loads of 'free tomatoes'. Last year, I had late-season maters fall off into a couple of other raised beds. These were Eva's Purple Ball, Goose Creek, Blush, Dr. Carolyn's Pink, Sungold Select, and few others. Now I have hundreds of them coming up...OMG!!! This is going to be a FUN summer...

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Lcottomsvcs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 123	I have a volunteer cherry I have not deliberately planted in 5 years. They are everywhere in the garden and are even coming up in the flower beds (spread by birds I suppose). I don't remember what the original plant was, but the fruits look like Sungold. I allow a few to grow at the edge of the garden because I like the flavor. __________________ Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Atwood

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Randall Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 6a Posts: 396	they look healthy! should be fun to see what you end up with!

June 16, 2012	#4
texasrockgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South Central Texas, Zone 8b Posts: 81	Great looking plants.

June 16, 2012	#7
tnpeppers Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Zone 6 Posts: 365	Two years ago this September; I pitched a couple of splitting black cherry tomatoesinto a raised bed because I was too lazy to carry them around to the 'slop pail'. The following spring; up come tomato plants along with my spinach. I hung some 'garden twine' from the edge of the roof just to see what would happen. Result? Eight-foot high black cherry plants crawling onto the roof, pounding out loads of 'free tomatoes'. Last year, I had late-season maters fall off into a couple of other raised beds. These were Eva's Purple Ball, Goose Creek, Blush, Dr. Carolyn's Pink, Sungold Select, and few others. Now I have hundreds of them coming up...OMG!!! This is going to be a FUN summer...