Stomp Tomato plant

Some may recall last year I posted a picture of a tomato plant that started and grew all by itself in a old tree stomp. I was able to get a few tomatoes from it also. Well this year, one of its off springs decided to venture out further and land itself about 3 feet from home ground on the health and heather slope. See picture below, I have a stick next to it to hold it up right. Guess I'll have to go back and tie it up correctly. And there are also two others, but very small about hand high. But just in case you all are loosing sleep over this, the children of the stomp tomato are alive and well.

 

Heehee, cool. I remember the piccies of tomatoes last year. I hope you get more tomatoes this year

 

Well folks, went out to see how my volunteer tomato plant was doing. Had to re- stake the dear thing, its almost shoulder high now and loaded with little green tomatoes, nice thick limbs and yellow flowers. And noted the rooting area is very shallow. Did not get a picture, later. And the other two are coming along, guess I'll have to stake them too. Oh the chore of it.

 

I hope your feral children do well Redstar and do let us know how they get on.

In Spain I've seen tomatoes just growing at the side of the road in the dust. It makes me wonder if we fuss too much about ours.

 

Looks good redstar. As Alice says about Spain, tomatoes also grow 'wild' here and some of the best broad (lima) beans I've had were self-sown growing in no-man's land. I too think plants are often molly-coddled a bit too much at times. losing some of the natural flavour. Enjoy your free food! :yho:

 

Got a picture of the tomatoes, now I know I could stake it better. There are two more smaller, guess I'll have to stake them too.

 

The best "wild" toms I've seen growing are round the edge of a Sewage Plant.:wink: Not sure about eating them:skp: