@RustyRatRod, those maters look great! Can’t plant here in MI until the end of the month. Heck, we might get frost again this week! But, my maters and peppers are living being in the greenhouse right now.
When we actually lived in Macon before 2002, I had a plowed garden every year in the yard. That is, except 2002, because we knew we were moving that year. My Better Boys from 2001 were growing and producing maters all through the summer of 2002 right up until September when we moved. I've never seen maters come up from the previous year but they did.
When we moved out here, I of course continued the tradition. For seven years. After that seventh year, I threw my hands in the air and gave up. Without fail, whatever I planted sprang up and grew and produced GREAT through the first half of the season. Then everything turned black and died the second half. This year, I decided to do tomatoes only in buckets, so we'll see how that goes. If they do well, I may do some raised beds next year. We'll see.
