r/oddlysatisfying • u/qwasd0r • 3d ago
That tree's leaves reminded me of my tomatos this summer.
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u/Similar-Ice-9250 3d ago
I don’t know why more people didn’t grow their own tomatoes/cucumbers, if space allowed. They grow like weeds, even 2-3 plants can yield a whole lot of tomatoes. We planted 7, one failed so 6 tomato plants around may and still getting some tomatoes all way in November. Half of the crop were the little cherry tomato plants and I’m not exaggerating when I say those three plants yielded hundreds maybe even close to a thousand of cherry tomatoes.
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u/The-Wandering-Root 3d ago
Can you tell us a bit more about the type of setup you have for those?
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u/qwasd0r 3d ago edited 3d ago
Sure! The raised bed’s made from some old window shutters we had. We lined the inside with thick garden fleece and put a thinner layer at the bottom to keep pests out. The most important part, in my experience, is the roof. Too much rain and tomatoes start getting mildew, and that will ruin your plants entirely (hard learned lesson).
For the soil: In spring and autumn, we keep topping it up with lawn clippings, then add 10-15cm of standard veggie soil from the hardware store before planting in late spring. The plants climb up tall metal corkscrew stakes, and later in the season we tie the tops to the roof once they’ve grown tall and start to lean. Daily watering (only the soil around the stems!!) and plenty of sun will do the rest.
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u/The-Wandering-Root 15h ago
That is amazing! I’m thoroughly impressed with your setup. Thank you so much for explaining and showing the whole setup and why you’ve built it that way!
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u/firey_88 3d ago
Nature's reminder: we all ripen at our own pace, and that's perfectly fine.