so, even though i’d love to have a big beautiful vegetable garden, i don’t have the space. once you’ve had a fresh garden tomato or squash or anything you’ll never want to buy another vegetable in the store.
before i purchased the bed and breakfast (oh, and i’m celebrating my two year anniversary tomorrow … it’s hard to believe it’s been two years since i signed about a thousand papers and bought my own business. but, i’d do it again in a heartbeat.) … anyway, as i was saying, before i purchased the b&b, i live in philadelphia and tried to plant tomato plants in pots and i was highly unsuccessful. it was just bad.
what i recently learned is that you can go tomatoes in a container, but you’re not suppose to use terra cotta pots (which i did) because they dry out too quickly. i was determined to try again, because i love, LOVE cherry tomatoes. i have an excess of terra cotta pots and didn’t need/want to buy something else. so…
before filling with dirt, i lined my pots (i’m only trying two tomato plants this year) with garbage bags, poked a hole in the bottom, then filled with dirt! so now i have the look of terra cotta without it drying out. hopefully this works and i have plenty of delicious cherry tomatoes. time will tell.
if not i can just swoon over this amazing garden or this one.
Love your blog, Michael, and good luck with your cherry tomato efforts. If you are looking for more uses for your terra cotta pots – indoor herb garden (maybe outdoor)? Just saw this on one of my favorite bulletin boards, Chowhound: http://www.chow.com/stories/11580?tag=search_results;results_list
I bet there are tips on that site for growing an outdoor herb garden, too.
Some day I will make it to St. Mary’s just to stay at your B&B!
–Amy (former coord. of McElwain)
Congrats on 2 years! How exciting!