compost pile baby

piegirl · November 5, 2007

My compost pile sprouted several tom plants early last summer. I let them go b/c they were so healthy looking I couldn't bear to tear them out! They survived two sprayings of lethal something - minimal damage anyway - and mostly I forgot to water them. Quite a few set late and I found two before the frost - yellow orange with neon orange insides and very tasty. I haven't grown yellow or orange toms for at least ten years. They look almost beefsteak size and inside color like Earl of Edgecomb. All my vines go to the garbage can and not the compost pile. any thoughts? I have saved seeds and will do a grow out next spring. I realize it could be anything since I am plagued with squirrels. Piegirl

Ruth_10 · November 9, 2007

Any photos of the volunteers?

piegirl · November 11, 2007

sorry Ruth no photos. I am saving seeds for a grow out next year - thought they were unusual since all my volunteers have always been red and usually really bad tasting. No one else in the immediate area is gardening. Piegirl

November 5, 2007	#1
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	compost pile baby My compost pile sprouted several tom plants early last summer. I let them go b/c they were so healthy looking I couldn't bear to tear them out! They survived two sprayings of lethal something - minimal damage anyway - and mostly I forgot to water them. Quite a few set late and I found two before the frost - yellow orange with neon orange insides and very tasty. I haven't grown yellow or orange toms for at least ten years. They look almost beefsteak size and inside color like Earl of Edgecomb. All my vines go to the garbage can and not the compost pile. any thoughts? I have saved seeds and will do a grow out next spring. I realize it could be anything since I am plagued with squirrels. Piegirl

November 9, 2007	#2
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	Any photos of the volunteers? __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

November 11, 2007	#3
piegirl Tomatovillian™ Honoree Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 791	sorry Ruth no photos. I am saving seeds for a grow out next year - thought they were unusual since all my volunteers have always been red and usually really bad tasting. No one else in the immediate area is gardening. Piegirl