Do tomatoes grow back?
I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and
eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks |
"Ottawa" wrote in message . .. I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks They are annuals and do not grow back. They grow from seed. |
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"FDR" wrote in message ... "Ottawa" wrote in message . .. I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks They are annuals and do not grow back. They grow from seed. |
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"Ottawa" wrote: I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks I have had tomatoes come back each year, and in fact, have some new "volunteers" coming up in a potted tomato right now. ;-) But only because I dropped a couple of over-ripe fruits into the bottom of the pot so they are coming up from the seeds that were in the fruits. Tomatoes are annuals. They need to be replanted each year. Peppers, however, depending on the variety and the severity of the winter, CAN come back! I have a Chile petin right now out in the main garden bed that is over 4 years old and it's huge. The plant looks dead in the winter, but I leave it there and it re-sprouts lots of leaves and my cackatoo deeply appreciates the hundreds of pea-sized fruit it produces every year. Summer squash, no. Needs to be replanted every year. I've had eggplants last 2 years, but that's it so I'm not really sure about them. -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
Ottawa wrote:
I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks I've had volunteer tomatoes the following year if I planted from seed (rather than plants from the nursery) and let a few fruits fall in the bed. As long as you don't spray weedkiller, or anything else that will kill seeds or sprouts, the tomato seeds should sprout the following spring. I planted some fantastic yellow tomatoes and they kept coming up year after year. I'm in coastal California - if you're in a very cold winter area, this might not work. Susan B. |
it works in Michigan, but only with cherry tomatoes that I know of.
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"Ottawa" wrote:
I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks They aren't pernenials, but if you let enough fruit rot on the ground they will re-seed. I grew sweet 100's last year which produce a larger amount of wasted fruit the mound under the plant (and attract mouds of ants). I have a 2 foot trough of volunteers that came back this year, plus a few peeking out from uder broccoli and flower beds. None of my other tomatoes re-seed, but I don't let the fruits fall to the ground and let the seeds rot back into the ground. Last year's hot chile pepper plant has a bunch of moldy peppers which got composted. I have dozens of voluneteers from that plant. DiGiTAL ViNYL (no email) Zone 6b/7, Westchester Co, NY, 1 mile off L.I.Sound 3rd year gardener http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/royalf...=/2055&.src=ph |
OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
Tomatoes are annuals. They need to be replanted each year. If you live in a warm climate they are perennial. I live in Los Angeles and I have had Lemon Boy tomatoes overwinter two or three times. -- My cat really loves me. When it is cold at night he lies right up against me in the bed to help keep me warm. |
OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
Peppers, however, depending on the variety and the severity of the winter, CAN come back! I have a Chile petin right now out in the main garden bed that is over 4 years old and it's huge. The plant looks dead in the winter, but I leave it there and it re-sprouts lots of leaves and my cackatoo deeply appreciates the hundreds of pea-sized fruit it produces every year. I've found that I get much more vigorous growth (and more fruit) if I prune my peppers sharply every spring, just as they're starting to show signs of new growth. -- www.midnightbeach.com |
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Jon Shemitz wrote: OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote: Peppers, however, depending on the variety and the severity of the winter, CAN come back! I have a Chile petin right now out in the main garden bed that is over 4 years old and it's huge. The plant looks dead in the winter, but I leave it there and it re-sprouts lots of leaves and my cackatoo deeply appreciates the hundreds of pea-sized fruit it produces every year. I've found that I get much more vigorous growth (and more fruit) if I prune my peppers sharply every spring, just as they're starting to show signs of new growth. Interesting, as I had to really prune this one last winter! We were installing a new "pop-up" greenhouse where this plant was living and I had to cut it back so it'd fit properly in the back corner. :-) It's bigger and better than ever this year.... Looks like I never cut it in the first place! Freya bird is thrilled. ;-) The plant is a wild volunteer. I did not plant it, but I protect it. -- Om. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson |
"Ottawa" wrote:
I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks Where are you located? Primarily, what is your latitude? Is your "handle" also your location? All the plants listed are perennials with the exception of zucchini which is an annual. However, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant are all very frost sensitive perennials so, if you live in an area where there is any chance of frost they will not survive. Some people have good results with peppers by bringing them inside in pots for the winter and pruning them back in spring. Don't know how it might work with eggplants and, because of their indeterminate nature, it's not practical with tomatoes. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. New AgCanada Zone 5b 43º17'15" North 80º13'32" West To email, remove the obvious from my address. |
Hey finally a another person who lives close by. Yeah, I'm in Ottawa and
just started gardening this year. I have some in pots and some in the ground. I have lemon boys, sweet 100's, romas, big boys, beef steaks. So I'm guessing that since Ottawa definitely frost, I will have ot replant all my tomatoes and plants next year unless I bring the peppers indoors. RR wrote in message ... "Ottawa" wrote: I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks Where are you located? Primarily, what is your latitude? Is your "handle" also your location? All the plants listed are perennials with the exception of zucchini which is an annual. However, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant are all very frost sensitive perennials so, if you live in an area where there is any chance of frost they will not survive. Some people have good results with peppers by bringing them inside in pots for the winter and pruning them back in spring. Don't know how it might work with eggplants and, because of their indeterminate nature, it's not practical with tomatoes. Ross. Southern Ontario, Canada. New AgCanada Zone 5b 43º17'15" North 80º13'32" West To email, remove the obvious from my address. |
On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:57:00 -0400, "Ottawa"
wrote in rec.gardens.edible: Hey finally a another person who lives close by. Yeah, I'm in Ottawa and just started gardening this year. This is Perth checking in, not very far from you. Have you found this to be a lousy year for tomatoes? Some that I have in pots have what I believe is one of the wilts. The plants growing in raised beds get blossom end rot as fast as I can throw them away. I think the heat and random rain showers are responsible. Prudens Purple, Dufresne, White Beauty, Window Box Roma, Great White, UltraGirl and Early Girl. This is by far the worst year ever for my little darlings. -- Gardening Zones Canada Zone 5a United States Zone 3a Near Ottawa, Ontario |
I started tomatoes b/c some of my friends had them and they were amazing
last year but I found that my plants this year are fruiting a lot slower and later than they should. Thiis is for my peppers, zuchinnis, eggplants as well. I agree with the heat and random showers. I also found though that my potted ones are doing better than the ones in the ground. "Jim Carter" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:57:00 -0400, "Ottawa" wrote in rec.gardens.edible: Hey finally a another person who lives close by. Yeah, I'm in Ottawa and just started gardening this year. This is Perth checking in, not very far from you. Have you found this to be a lousy year for tomatoes? Some that I have in pots have what I believe is one of the wilts. The plants growing in raised beds get blossom end rot as fast as I can throw them away. I think the heat and random rain showers are responsible. Prudens Purple, Dufresne, White Beauty, Window Box Roma, Great White, UltraGirl and Early Girl. This is by far the worst year ever for my little darlings. -- Gardening Zones Canada Zone 5a United States Zone 3a Near Ottawa, Ontario |
I'm on the north shore of PEI and my tomatos that were tilled under last
fall have come up nicely, albeit about 1/2 the height of the ones I started from seed in April. We are a 5b on the north shore here. I planted Romas and Duchess, which are a stakeless compact bushy. All seeds from Vesseys. As for the fella in perth, my buddy has a cottage on Dalhousie lake near, watsons corners and his tomatoes are doing quite well (except for the occasional deer) "Ottawa" wrote in message .. . I started tomatoes b/c some of my friends had them and they were amazing last year but I found that my plants this year are fruiting a lot slower and later than they should. Thiis is for my peppers, zuchinnis, eggplants as well. I agree with the heat and random showers. I also found though that my potted ones are doing better than the ones in the ground. "Jim Carter" wrote in message ... On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 14:57:00 -0400, "Ottawa" wrote in rec.gardens.edible: Hey finally a another person who lives close by. Yeah, I'm in Ottawa and just started gardening this year. This is Perth checking in, not very far from you. Have you found this to be a lousy year for tomatoes? Some that I have in pots have what I believe is one of the wilts. The plants growing in raised beds get blossom end rot as fast as I can throw them away. I think the heat and random rain showers are responsible. Prudens Purple, Dufresne, White Beauty, Window Box Roma, Great White, UltraGirl and Early Girl. This is by far the worst year ever for my little darlings. -- Gardening Zones Canada Zone 5a United States Zone 3a Near Ottawa, Ontario |
"Ottawa" wrote in news:L_7Ee.9901$je2.1032236
@news20.bellglobal.com: I am new to gardening and plannted tomatoes, zuchinnies, peppers and eggplants this year. After the season is done for this year, do any of these grow back the following year or do I have to replant them? Thanks You can save the seeds from a few overripe tomatoes and plant them again. It works best, however, if you can plant the seeds immediately after taking them from the tomato. I have two tomato plants in a five gallon bucket from seeds. After following a tip I got here, I'm starting to get fruit. (Some tomato plants grow big and leafy and don't produce fruit. If you trim them down, they'll get down to fruit producing.) Puckdropper -- www.uncreativelabs.net Old computers are getting to be a lost art. Here at Uncreative Labs, we still enjoy using the old computers. Sometimes we want to see how far a particular system can go, other times we use a stock system to remind ourselves of what we once had. To email me directly, send a message to puckdropper (at) fastmail.fm |
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