26 Jul
Posted by John Sleep as Gardening Point
I’m counting on more than green tomatoes this year.An unexpected week spent in Sacramento with my family meant my garden went without water for much longer than I had planned. I watered the night before I left, but I’d only meant to be gone for four days. Lots of new plants went in the ground recently, including a not-inexpensive assortment of annuals to fill in beds and my ridiculous amount of pots. I didn’t wish for rain and cool temperatures, but that’s how it turned out. When I got home, everything was alive. In fact, plants looked like they thrived without my over-protectiveness. My potted tomatoes had grown a foot each (no joke). Full Post…