They're coming up beside decorative plants in large pots.
Must have been seeds in the dirt I used to fill pots.
They seem very healthy -- almost more so than the ones I painstakaking planted and labeled and transplanted and...
Be interesting to see what materializes down the line!
Persephone
I've had most excellent luck with volunteer tomatoes! They've generally sprouted from seeds that came from fruit that got missed and rotted on the vine, then fell to the ground...
I noticed the same thing with my volunteers!
One plant I let go, has nearly caught up with the ones I started in March and, like you said, seems to be healthier. Much better color. We'll see.
Next year I am rethinking my plans.
Charlie
I always grow a lot of the "salad" tomatoes and every year I get a good number of volunteer plants from last year's garden. Some of them I transplant and some of them I give to the neighbors. The only down side is that I never know exactly what they will be but neither I or the neighbors care because ANY home grown tomato tastes better than the ones the supermarkets sell.
Before the chickens joined our yard, I had volunteers coming up all spring. As they got to a good size, I gave them away, by the dozens. My lot is 135 long and I planted them outside the fence along that strip for all the neighbors to enjoy also. Each of the children in the neighborhood had their own plant (and labeled with their name) with lots that were "public" plants as well.
When I gave them to people, I told them they were mystery tomato plants but were heirlooms, guaranteed to be delicious. It was fun to see what they got since I had things like Black, Pineapple, Sun Gold, Black Plum, Green Stripey - you get the idea.
It's really quite cool to do that. Those days are gone for now since the chickens get the garden at the end of the season; they pretty much clean up any and all seeds.
Glenna
I didn't know that about hybrids mixed with cherry tomatoes!
I suspect you're right about my volunteers. Will keep an eye on them and post when fruit arrives.
Persephone
Yep. No pot but a gravel driveway. One leaf lettuce plant decided to germinate, take root, and continue year after year on the edge of the driveway. Ain't supposed to happen, maybe one season, but it keeps coming back. Even last year's drought didn't kill it. 2nd year now. Dave
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