I never said I was a great gardener and I probably never will stake that claim, but I think even with my lack of gardening experience, this little tomato plant should be growing better than it is. Seriously. It is a runt. A major runt. I planted it on the same day as all my other tomato plants, which proceeded to dwarf this little guy and become 20x's his size. So...help a first time gardener out.
See this little Sugary Tomato? It is about 8 inches high. I planted it about 5 weeks ago and it was 6 inches high then. It is my only tomato plant with actual tomatoes...although my other plants have tons of blossoms so I am hoping for great production. Can you see my other tomato plants in the picture below? They are so much bigger than the little guy in the front. A friend of mine thought it was root-bound, so I dug it up last week, sifted the soil and spread out the roots. I am not sure if it helped. Anyone have any advice?
My other plants are doing great, although I haven't harvested any ripe produce yet. They all have lots of blossoms, so I hope those ripen soon! Through all my gardening struggles this year, I have really developed a love for gardening. Next year, I plan on doubling or even tripling my now senior-citizen sized garden.
See this little Sugary Tomato? It is about 8 inches high. I planted it about 5 weeks ago and it was 6 inches high then. It is my only tomato plant with actual tomatoes...although my other plants have tons of blossoms so I am hoping for great production. Can you see my other tomato plants in the picture below? They are so much bigger than the little guy in the front. A friend of mine thought it was root-bound, so I dug it up last week, sifted the soil and spread out the roots. I am not sure if it helped. Anyone have any advice?
My other plants are doing great, although I haven't harvested any ripe produce yet. They all have lots of blossoms, so I hope those ripen soon! Through all my gardening struggles this year, I have really developed a love for gardening. Next year, I plan on doubling or even tripling my now senior-citizen sized garden.
a runt huh!!! IT seems like every garden has one once in a while!!! Just let it be and see what happens. maybe it's a slower variety of tomato!
ReplyDeleteYou can also self pollinate the other plants to get tomatoes coming faster! We touch q tip to the blossoms of our plants and self pollinate. The only thing is you get a ton of fruit around the same time so spreed out the love!
Good advice form Rebecca D
ReplyDeletethe most important thing is you are doing IT.
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Remember Clifford the Big Red Dog???? He WAS the little runt of the litter too. Give it time. And if nothing else, it's cute to look at!
ReplyDeleteFunny, my tomato plants are all huge...except for one poor little fellow! You're not alone! Smile!
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