Texgal wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:08 pm I am considering selling my extras this year too. I have never done it before. Would you share any advice or tips?

Dawn wrote: ↑Fri Feb 28, 2020 2:43 am

Texgal wrote: ↑Wed Feb 26, 2020 8:08 pm I am considering selling my extras this year too. I have never done it before. Would you share any advice or tips?

I've only done it once, so I'm not an expert, but I did learn that people want Romas and Cherokee purple (and anything red), but nothing too weird (I was able to rehome the Lucky Tigers, but it took some convincing).

I have a few that I started only for the sale, Beefsteak, Large Red Cherry, Blush, Cherokee Purple, Reverend Michael Keyes (a small red multiflora grape), and Barry's Crazy Cherry, but I'll pot up the extras from my weird mish-mash of tomatoes and offer them too.

I also have a few kinds of peppers and some eggplants.

Bonnie plants from walmart are the only other option here.

Dawn wrote: ↑Sat Mar 07, 2020 5:34 pm 20200307_151654.jpg20200307_151659.jpg20200307_151705.jpg

All the tomatoes are up! Most of the other stuff is too. The delicata squash seeds are a billion years old, so this is pretty much a germination test.

Peppers, eggplants and dwarf tomatoes have been up for a while, and are already potted up separately.

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Jalapeno, Cayenne, Buena Mulata, Purple Beauty (bell), and Coral Bell for peppers. Black Beauty and Japanese White Egg Eggplant. Dwarf tomatoes are Tennessee Suited, New Big Dwarf, and Dwarf Mr. Snow.

Dawn wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 9:41 pm 20200330_075004.jpg

Getting closer . I should be able to plant tomatoes in about 3 weeks!

I have tons for the plant sale that might not happen now, it was planned for the beginning of May, but no one knows what will be happening then.

I've moved the tomato garden to the back yard, for fear of thievery (they were going to be in the front yard, but there's a small grocery store across the street, and usually lots of foot traffic), but we have 5 dogs. I have cardboard and straw down, and I'll build a fence when the supplies get here from amazon.

The side yard will have the rest of the garden. There's a spot against the house that was just a little too hot for tomatoes last year, the peppers will go there this year. I should be planting peas and greens now, but I haven't yet. Maybe that will be tomorrow. I'm planning to grow tons of greens mostly for the rabbits. I usually have a farmers market spot, so I'll plan sell some too, if the market goes on like normal.

My sister has a big spot in the front yard ready for herbs, and some started. She makes infused oils and balms with the herbs.

Happy to have my garden in these uncertain times, no matter what happens, tomatoes still grow.