volunteer plants

Tomatoes Everywhere

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@sofssu (23662)

December 13, 2018 6:08am CST

I never have to grow tomatoes , my garden is full of volunteer plants. Makes me wonder how they even get there, everyday I have to weed off at least a handful of tomato plants from my other pots.. Yes, you heard me right.. weed them off.. I feel guilty doing this but I have limited space and can't have too many plants. I have around twelve plants at any given time.. Its amazing how well these plants grow and yield. I try to give away the tomatoes that I don't use.. because we have fresh ones all the time. This one here is a nice juicy sweet variety that I use for salads. Its not very big though. Sometimes the plants break and fall to the ground due to the weight of the fruits.. I stake them and it still happens.. Chilies and eggplants are other plants that just come up on their own. I am grateful for a garden ( or at least a part of it) that grows by itself.

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• Indonesia

13 Dec 18

You made us jealous .

I always have to work hard to take care of my tomatoes plants.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@Fruity_ hmm but I thought in your kind of climate it should be easy.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@Fruity_ Oh okay get a fence or something to protect your plants.. My pet is trained not to touch the plants or dig around.

• Indonesia

13 Dec 18

@sofssu It's not about climate, but it's due to my pets who like to play in the garden .

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@isweartokira (3465)

• United States

13 Dec 18

well they look good at least. shame you have to weed them...is there someone who can take them?

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@isweartokira I try to offer them to my neighbors but there are no takers here..

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@rebelann (111430)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Dec 18

I wish that would happen to my yard but it's way too dry here plus in the summer it's usually dry as well as really hot, not exactly the right kind of climate for most veggies, dang it all.

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@rebelann (111430)

• El Paso, Texas

13 Dec 18

Generally it's at least 37(c) or more from June through August, sometimes it's that high in September as well.

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@rebelann hmm.. every year it is getting a little more warmer than the previous .. My broccoli just bolt.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@rebelann our temperatures could touch 38 degrees c in the peak of summer and average around 27 through summer. Its difficult to grow veggies .. we have our gardens semi shaded with protective nets so the plants don't get burnt.

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@DianneN (247216)

• United States

13 Dec 18

There is nothing better than fresh veggies. I have to buy mine at a farm market.

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@DianneN Yeah that is right.. there is something magial about homegrown veggies.

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@DianneN I have been trying to grow rosemary from store bought herbs.. no luck so far.. I love this herb with all kind of meats.

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@DianneN (247216)

• United States

14 Dec 18

@sofssu I did just buy a beautiful rosemary plant which is on the lanai.

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@shubhu3 (36464)

• New Delhi, India

13 Dec 18

Ah nice tomatoes.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@shubhu3 Thank you, they are just they size of a small orange.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@shubhu3 hmm.. this one is very different from the others i grow.. I enjoyed them.

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@shubhu3 (36464)

• New Delhi, India

13 Dec 18

@sofssu I have seen them in my childhood . We had them too.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

13 Dec 18

You are lucky indeed to get good tomato plants. We used to have tomato plants.we have curry leaves plants that come on their own

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@Icydoll I'd love to have a curry leaf plant.. I have actually asked my friend to give me a cutting from hers. Its is difficult to grow it from cuttings but I have seen a lot of people grow that way on youtube.

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@Icydoll (36717)

• India

14 Dec 18

@sofssu hopefully you can grow it ..we have a big tree

.I still remember I had planted a curry leaf plant for the first time in childhood

@allknowing (130292)

• India

13 Dec 18

And here I am longing to produce tomatoes I did have them once when a member from a garden forum from UK sent me seeds Your garden has a green thumb as you say it is your garden that produces these tomatoes

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@allknowing (130292)

• India

13 Dec 18

@sofssu I got my maid to get some rotten tomatoes. They are now being dried in the sun. I will sow them.

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@allknowing i am sure you will have enough and more plants if your bury them in the soil.. don't dry too much.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@allknowing aww I wish i could send you some baby plants.. The easiest way to grow tomatoes is take over ripe tomatoes, slice them and place them in a pot with a light covering of spoil.. spray water everyday and you will have a whole bunch of plants in no time.

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

13 Dec 18

You are lucky, how about giving some away to homeless feeding centers?

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@marlina We don't have that much.. but i try to give some to the construction workers around.

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@marlina (154165)

• Canada

14 Dec 18

@sofssu That's good that you give them away and not just "dump" them.

@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

13 Dec 18

Every year I have volunteer tomatoes, they seem to be the easiest plants to grow, of course not during winter.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@LadyDuck They are indeed the easiest plants to grow .. all through the year in our tropical weather.

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@LadyDuck (460403)

• Switzerland

13 Dec 18

@sofssu I will seed tomatoes in the greenhouse at the end of February beginning March and move the plants to the garden in May.

@MALUSE (69390)

• Germany

13 Dec 18

I like the term 'volunteer plants'! Pity, that you haven't added the info where you live to your account page so that the readers of your post can understand the situation better.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@MALUSE They are called volunteer plants when they grow on their own. I get your point. Sorry I have my own personal reason not to mention my country.. and i am here on mylot because it allows me the luxury to do so.

@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@MALUSE keep guessing

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@MALUSE (69390)

• Germany

13 Dec 18

@sofssu You must live in North Korea then. I can't imagine any other country which someone would rather not mention on an international site. :-)

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@freelancermariagrace (27240)

• Philippines

14 Dec 18

How I wish we have a small garden at home, too. I’d like to grow some tomatoes, papaya, etc

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@freelancermariagrace after almost 17 years or more I had this wish come true.. Now I am ever so grateful.

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@freelancermariagrace (27240)

• Philippines

14 Dec 18

@sofssu Happy for you, sofs

@debjani1 (7207)

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13 Dec 18

I like tomato sauce and pickle very much. Would you give me some of it?

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@debjani1 I have never made tomato pickle ever, My friend says she dries them and makes them.. a long process I guess. Got to try it sometime.

@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

in summer maybe,. it will be nicely sun dried.

@debjani1 (7207)

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13 Dec 18

@sofssu okay my friend. Take your time.

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@nawala123 (20860)

• Indonesia

14 Dec 18

my parents grow tomatoes

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@sofssu (23662)

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14 Dec 18

@nawala123 The silly thing is I don't even try to grow them.

@nawala123 (20860)

• Indonesia

14 Dec 18

@sofssu they are not hard to grow

@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)

• Bekasi, Indonesia

13 Dec 18

In my opinion, actually these plants will not grow by themselves if for no reason, because these plants can grow only from the seeds of the fruit, And if we don't feel like planting the tomato tree, actually we don't know it, unconsciously we have thrown away the tomato seeds, then he will grow up ...

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@KOLAMsegaran1 Yeah obviously they grow from seeds, but mine being a container garden on my terrace i don't throw stuff around.. so this is obviously from the farm manure i buy.. I don't have to grow tomatoes from seeds.. That is my point.

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@KOLAMsegaran1 (4137)

• Bekasi, Indonesia

13 Dec 18

@sofssu Oh, so that's what you mean, I'm sorry that I just understood. .

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@KOLAMsegaran1 no issues at all.

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

13 Dec 18

wow that is wonderful and all the good stuff there.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@amadeo we are blessed. Thanks.

@TheHorse (207500)

• Walnut Creek, California

27 Dec 18

I live it when cherry tomatoes grow on my balcony (in pots). But I haven't had that many volunteers. I'm jealous!

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@sofssu (23662)

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29 Dec 18

@TheHorse The cherry tomatoes are the biggest volunteers.. the ripe ones fall down and grow a huge bunch of plants if i don't watch out. I have lettuce growing like wild plants here and succulents too.

@Plethos (13560)

• United States

13 Dec 18

my dad would be making salsa .

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@Plethos Hmm I do too.. and salads and sauces .. up to my neck in tomatoes.

@Hannihar (129674)

• Israel

13 Dec 18

@sofssu I like tommatoes.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@Hannihar I thinb there are very few people who don't like tomatoes.. my friend hates them..i mean hate..

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@Hannihar (129674)

• Israel

14 Dec 18

@sofssu I love them.

@responsiveme (22926)

• India

13 Dec 18

Tomatoes are where the local farmers give lots of pesticide... I love tomatos. The cherry tomatoes come up wild in the garden , the seeds are in the cow dung that is used for manure. This is when I had a garden

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@responsiveme Yeah you are right about that.. pesticide enriched tomatoes.. Oh yeah cherry tomatoes are a bigger pain.. LOL they are all over the place. another nuisance (I shouldn't say that) is lettuce they sprout everywhere. too much of a good thing.

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@Apollo2018 (24)

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13 Dec 18

Birds are the one bringing that veggies to your space. They love to eat tomatoes and left the seeds everywhere but atleast you can have tomatoe shake.

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@sofssu (23662)

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13 Dec 18

@Apollo2018 Could be birds or the farm manure I buy.. i suspect its the farm manure.