In article , "norma briggs" wrote:

I knew someone whose front yard was completely taken over by volunteer
tomatoes, started from random seed dropped by sloppy people g The
plants were fairly tough, a uniform 2 feet tall, didn't mind that they
were in deep shade most of the day, and produced normal enough fruit
and an endless number of descendants as they reseeded themselves
everywhere. Made a mighty strange-looking lawn, tho
Wow! That we all could get so lucky...that is one of those things you
could not do again no matter how hard you try.

You'd think they'd have weeded all over the near neighbourhood too,
but they didn't. Of course, everyone else had grass g

There is no clue what these plants are...Last year I grew Better Boys and
Early Girls, but when I have to buy them from the store I buy that kind
still on the vine.
I figure I got nothing to lose letting them grow, esp since I found 3 new
ones about 6 inches tall today.

The insane tomatoes of last year were whatever my tenant dragged home
from Walmart. She forgot to water them and I rescued them from death's
door (wilted baby tomatoes will literally re-inflate right before your
eyes as soon as you water them) and it's a wonder they lived at all.

This year we have whatever they were giving away at the home and
garden show -- one is "Champion" and the other is.. something else
that starts with a C. They're still in pots, just starting to bloom.
The old garden spot got eaten by bermuda grass, and I'm not sure where
to put 'em -- might try the overly-hot area behind the house, since
last year's plants didn't mind being roasted alive in the direct
desert sun.

Now...the renegade potato plants--are they supposed to get 4 feet tall? I

Four FEET? I've seen 'em over a couple feet, but not THAT tall!!

had to stake them to keep them upright. This will teach me to till the whole
compost pile into the garden.

LOL!! Just call you Frankengardener

~REZ~