Do you know that in mild SoCal tomato plants can go around the bend
It's true!
We get frost rarely enough that tomatoes,
many of which are "tender perennials,"
can just keep on chugging along.
Case in point:
this Costoluto.
I also have a Black Krim that volunteered in a Topsy-Turvy last summer...
and it's also been reliably giving me super-tasty tomatoes.
So, my garden advice?
If something flourishes in your garden,
run with it.
Why fight your climate and try to grow struggling plants?
We get frost rarely enough that tomatoes,
many of which are "tender perennials,"
can just keep on chugging along.
Case in point:
this Costoluto.
It was a volunteer the summer of 2013,
but it's been reliably pumping out tomatoes ever since.
I counted about sixteen healthy tomatoes on its lanky stems,
including this bulbous beauty.
I also have a Black Krim that volunteered in a Topsy-Turvy last summer...
and it's also been reliably giving me super-tasty tomatoes.
So, my garden advice?
If something flourishes in your garden,
run with it.
Why fight your climate and try to grow struggling plants?
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