Growing socially distant tomatoes in Saskatoon
If you enjoy growing tomatoes, but want to grow something even easier and more relentless, tomatoes have a few cousins you might enjoy growing! I’m growing their two more “fruity” cousins this year (sunberries and ground cherries) and have tried a tomatillo in the past but made a very stupid mistake with it. This post …
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If you enjoy growing tomatoes, but want to grow something even easier and more relentless, tomatoes have a few cousins you might enjoy growing! I’m growing their two more “fruity” cousins this year (sunberries and ground cherries) and have tried a tomatillo in the past but made a very stupid mistake with it. I’m breaking …
My cedar raised beds are about 5 years old and they are starting to show their age. We’ve talked about replacing them, and are excited to have found a more sustainable solution! I have been volunteering with the Saskatoon Horticultural Society’s Virtual Passport Garden Tour this summer, which started on Monday and runs until August …
In a stunning turn of events, I picked a ripe tomato off a plant in my own garden today! I can’t believe I got to do this in July after such a cold June. As expected, it was a Sunsugar cherry tomato, which is always the earliest. Hoping this upcoming heat wave a) is real …
Things are growing pretty fast now, though the weather has still not been ideal. I sound like a broken record when I say that the forecast at least appears favourable for the next while (though has it ever come true?), but the forecast does appear favourable for the next while. My plants, even the very …
So the other day, I took a peek over the fence at some community garden planters at the retirement residence near my house. I was shocked at the size of their tomato plants! Most of them were a metre tall with full-sized slicer tomatoes already starting to ripen! Most of my plants, including the ones …
Sharing time! What varieties of tomatoes are you growing this summer? This was not the roster of tomatoes I’d initially planned to be growing this year, but here’s the list of what I’ve got… Celebrity – I grew this for the first time last year as it was highly recommended by Lyndon Penner at his …
Just a quick update to share that I have taken my red plastic OFF the little tiny seedlings. It appears that they are strong enough that they don’t need any sheltering right now, and because they were so small and low to the ground the “greenhouse” may have actually been shading the plants too much. …
If you want to maximize your garden space, and perhaps even improve the quality and flavour of your tomatoes, companion planting is a great way to accomplish all of these goals! Companion planting simply means putting plants that grow well together in the same space. Some plants will inhibit each others’ growth or encourage disease …
How have your tomatoes been faring in these ridiculous winds lately? I know that spring in Saskatchewan is always windy and MAYBE this is normal, but it sure feels like it’s been windier than usual! I’ve had several people tell me that they’re so glad they planted their tomatoes as deep as possible, which has …
