Earlier this winter I made a garden bed out of some pavers that had been stacked up in a corner of the back yard. |
| I also made a path. |
I laid them so they would be about 6" above ground level, then filled them with compost I found on Craigslist.
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| I put newspaper down to act as a weed barrier before adding the compost. |
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| The back yard is on the western side of the house and has no trees, so it gets good sun. |
I planted everything far enough apart so that I thought they would each get enough room. (Of course I forgot to take pictures.)
The first really active guy was my Texas cherry tomato I grew from seed.
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| Texas cherry tomato on the left. A baby I would call adorable. |
It hasn't stopped growing.....
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| Feeeed me! Cue "Little Shop of Horrors" music. |
You can't see them, but there is a bunch of string trying to contain the branches.
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| Escape for your lives other plants! |
These tomatoes are designed to survive Texas heat. Well, it survives in Texas and thrives in DC. Is there such thing as invasive tomatoes? I have never seen these tomatoes get this big in Texas.
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| Those are some big cherries to pop. |
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| It's trying to send out aerial roots! I'm going to see if I can cut and plant some in the front, let it fill in that space. |
It's amazing how well this guy is producing. What a bed hog!
Eat, drink, be merry, and get dirty!
Margie
Yeah Texas Superstars!
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