I really think I am about through gardening for this year. I don’t know why my tomatoes preformed so poorly this year. I had my soil tested by our State University and followed their recommendations. I think one thing was I was very late in planting because of the cool weather and the fact that I have used wheat straw in the past to cover my normal landscaping fabric and could not find any this year. I used a red dyed commercially produced wood chip product to cover my fabric. I will never go that route again. I have never had this kind of failure before. I did get some beautiful San Marzano tomatoes to can and roasted quite a few and froze the roasted maters. At least the ones I did not scarf down! Their roasting aroma is amazing and hard to resist.
I am disappointed to say the least.
Disappointment comes to all gardeners now and again, but by spring we are usually up at at ‘em.LOL
Ever think about growing winter wheat? Makes a pretty sight in the winter, gives some nice seeds to grind for flour, and lots of wheat straw to use?
That’s a bummer RD because I know you were excited to get back on the “Farm” and carry on where you left off...