Hello from NH/MA border
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2025 10:00 am
Hi folks,
I've lurked for years on TJ, finally joined so I can ask questions
I was an avid peruser of TV for what seems like a couple decades, though my requests for membership there were ignored. (Must add that I'm very sad to lose that repository of tomato wisdom.) I was active on GardenWeb, well before it was rolled into Houzz. As you may surmise from all this, I am no spring chicken, though I do have the perpetual curiosity of a child.
I've been growing tomatoes --occasionally a few other veggies, but mostly tomatoes-- in a small home garden setting for about 30 years, mostly heirloom and OP varieties, mostly chemical-free. I started out planting in-ground, switching over to sub-irrigated containers and raised beds for the last 15-20 years. Husband and I "retired" a couple years ago, moving from our northern MA suburb to southern NH foothills. The soil is better up here but the ground is very rocky, so I'll be continuing on with my containers and raised beds. Each year I grow as many tomato plants as I can fit comfortably in the garden, which works out to about 30-40 plants. I mostly grow new-to-me varieties, with a couple reliable favorites and/or hybrids for backup.
Never met a tomato I didn't like
and that includes Purple Calabash, Silvery Fir Tree, Indigo Rose and Juliet... okay I admit I'm NOT a huge fan of Yellow Pear... but I do like Banana Legs, so I guess there's no accounting for my taste.
I've lurked for years on TJ, finally joined so I can ask questions
I was an avid peruser of TV for what seems like a couple decades, though my requests for membership there were ignored. (Must add that I'm very sad to lose that repository of tomato wisdom.) I was active on GardenWeb, well before it was rolled into Houzz. As you may surmise from all this, I am no spring chicken, though I do have the perpetual curiosity of a child.
I've been growing tomatoes --occasionally a few other veggies, but mostly tomatoes-- in a small home garden setting for about 30 years, mostly heirloom and OP varieties, mostly chemical-free. I started out planting in-ground, switching over to sub-irrigated containers and raised beds for the last 15-20 years. Husband and I "retired" a couple years ago, moving from our northern MA suburb to southern NH foothills. The soil is better up here but the ground is very rocky, so I'll be continuing on with my containers and raised beds. Each year I grow as many tomato plants as I can fit comfortably in the garden, which works out to about 30-40 plants. I mostly grow new-to-me varieties, with a couple reliable favorites and/or hybrids for backup.
Never met a tomato I didn't like
and that includes Purple Calabash, Silvery Fir Tree, Indigo Rose and Juliet... okay I admit I'm NOT a huge fan of Yellow Pear... but I do like Banana Legs, so I guess there's no accounting for my taste.