Northeast Gardening: Veggies!, 1 by David_Paul

David_Paul wrote:
Hi Dave.... feel like I'm in gator land after neglecting the tomato plants for three weeks. This is my first year with a serious garden and I did everything right (or good enough) until it came to harvesting bamboo and building cages with the canes. Doesn't look like the crop will be affected much though. So if you or anyone else pass by exit 63 on I-95, I hope you drop by and try some of the different varieties. We're a half mile from the exit on the right as you go toward town. Sara's Galapagos is one of the more uncommon tomatoes and its doing great. Fruits are the size of a pea. Carolyn Male doesn't mention it in her book, "One Hundred Heirloom Tomatoes", but speaks highly of it on forums. Growing one, "Ester Hess Yellow Cherry", simply because I could find no information on it on the internet.

An edible old border carnation, Fenbow Nutmeg Clove, is doing well. Thompson & Morgan say it can bloom the first year. Seeds were expensive as seeds go but all 20 germinated.

Having quality control problems with the camera but this shot gives some idea of the tangle: