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[txhurl]

In my 'invisible' deck tomato-growing project - invisible as you can't see it from your house as the foliage is dangling down to the ground - I planted some Italian Pink Oxheart tomatoes, and the leaves are now bigger than my hand. Only about ten blossoms so far.

It shares a 20gal planter with flowers and herbs, and the plant is becoming so massive I have to water it twice a day.

Note: this pic is off the web, kid and tomato not mine:

I severely under-containered this plant. It should have been given its own 55gal whiskey barrel with a lot of nylon knee-highs tethering the base branches to the balusters of the deck.

It is an ancient heirloom, but if anybody is thinking about it you need to plan for a LOT of space for this guy.

[JRochelle]

Last year I had blight on my tomatoes.

How do I avoid that this year? I want lots and lots of tomatoes!!