[bughunter99]

Originally Posted by halleone

Well, I don't intentionally plant seeds out that way, but I generally find a few volunteers here and there, either from fallen fruit, or from where one of my dogs swiped a tomato and ate it out of my sight and seeds got squirted here and there. Unless they are in the way, I generally let them grow, just for the fun of seeing "who" comes up (identifying isn't always right).

My best cherry tomato this year is a volunteer growing on the side of my earth berm bed, and it has been very vigorous. No tomatoes have been grown in that bed for a few years, and I usually grow the cherry tomato in the fenced-off compost bin, to keep said dogs out of them. About three years ago the cherry tomato was grown in this ones spot, and last fall I did a lot of bed renovation - I wonder if it was a seed from way back then that was brought up to planting level. Can seeds lie dormant that long, in the ground, until conditions are right for them to grow?

Sure! Weeds are notorious for just that behavior.