OOOooooo nice homegrown produce pics there. My little suburban garden is doing ok. The Juliet tomato plant is producing pretty good and the Early Girl is nice and tall, lots of blooms but not many maters popping out so far. Now its 100 plus degrees in DFW so they may stall a bit. The green beans were leafy but very few pods. Cilantro and arugula have long bolted but I’m still eating on whats left of them in the salads. Next year I will put the tomatoes in with healthy plants by mid April and try to beat the summer heat. I have some partial shade back there from trees and its a good thing I think. I don’t miss living in NY but the summer temps are much more favorable vs here but I’ll adapt accordingly with the garden.
When the plant is approximately 6 inches tall, trim off all the lower branches, leaving a crown of 3-5 healthy leaves. Dig a hole deep enough to bury the entire plant to the crown. Before you put the plant in the ground, drop in a handful of 3% rock phosphate and water well. The rock phosphate will force the plant to grow strong stems, and produce a lot of blooms & fruit. The portion of the plant buried in the ground will develop a root system, strengthening the plant.
I did that, and my Black Krim are 6ft tall with a lot of tomatoes. I'm just waiting for them to ripen.