I’m keeping a close eye on this tomato!
It’s an Orange Accordion and I think it’s bigger than the big 1 pound tomato I’ve already grown. It’s hard to tell because of the humps but it seems huge. It’s on the very end of the row where the groundhog hangs out. I’ve tried putting up a little chicken wire barrier but he’s still getting around it. I even tried to build a little “case” out of chicken wire but can’t quite get it right. Darned groundhog! I told Vince next year I may plant tomatoes on the deck and block off the stairs so critters can’t get to them. I doubt I would really plant tomatoes on the deck but we have to get this groundhog to move on.
Look at these cute, tiny tomatoes! The cherry tomato is there for perspective. They’re Spoon Tomatoes, and cute as can be and quite tasty but they’re not very useful for canning so I doubt I grow them next year. I knew they were tiny but thought they would be fun to grow and they are but I have such limited garden space – I have to get the most bang for my space in the garden.
Yesterday I pulled out all the onions. I’ll clean them up and weigh them today and make sure I have enough to make at least one batch of onion jam.
I’ve pulled out all the potatoes except for one 4 x 8 bed that’s full of volunteer potatoes. Today I may start canning potatoes or, I may wait til tomorrow.
At least with the potatoes and onions gone, that’s a bit less watering I have to do.
Amy Kollasch says
I have heard that groundhogs don’t like cat hair. If you brush out your cat, try putting some around your garden and see if it deters it. Honestly, the only thing I have had work is trap and release. Before attempting to trap and release, check with your conservation board to see where you are allowed to release it.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
Thank you VERY much for that info. I can brush Boots and have enough cat hair for the entire county. I will do that today. This one or another one has torn up two traps already and escaped right back into the yard.
Amy Kollasch says
You’re welcome! I hope it works for you! The holes they dig are the worst. I can’t catch them because we have a bunch of mulberry trees, they absolutely love them so why go in a trap with a different fruit when they get free Mulberries, so the only thing I catch in my live traps are raccoons. I throw cat hair (and sometimes even cat poop) into any holes they dig and hope for the best.
Tee says
That tomato looks gorgeous! I have heard that the spoon tomatoes sprout and spread like crazy the next year if you let one fall and leave it.
judy.blog@gmail.com says
Mine are growing in a 5 gallon bucket and I put it where it won’t matter if it does sprout and grow again but I’m not going to replant it.
Teri says
That tomato looks like if it keeps growing it will be the size of a small pumpkin..
Paula Nordt says
I have a possum coming by at night and helping itself to the cats’ dry food. No point in trapping it. There would just be another one, or a skunk like we’ve had before, or the huge dogs from the neighboring farm. ?
Susan says
I gave up trying to grow tomato’s because of chipmunks. They would sit on the big tomatos and eat tgem. They would steal the smaller and cherry tomatos. They would run under the hosta and enjoy them. I decided to just buy tomatos. I tried putting mesh bags around tomatos and spraying plants with repellent. Mint didn’t work either. The chipmunks won
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KATIE M PETERSON says
Chipmunks are the reason I hang my strawberries from my clothes line, in pots. They get them before I do, if I don’t.