My tomatoes but they grew themselves

@JudyEv (349437)
Rockingham, Australia
April 25, 2018 9:30am CST
I’ve continually said I’m not much of a gardener but I have put up photos before today of my pumpkin crop. I’d like to be able to say I can grow tomatoes too but that would be a fib (a lie). They are my tomatoes but I had very little to do with the beautiful crop shown here. This is all from one plant which came up all by itself in amongst the pumpkins. I guess some plants just like to be left alone to get on with their life. These tomatoes have now been made into chutney. I haven’t tried it yet but I’m sure it will be tasty.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472496)
• Switzerland
25 Apr 18
When I removed the tomato plants last Autumn, I left int he ground the tomatoes that have fallen from the plants. I noticed that new plants are growing in the garden right now.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472496)
• Switzerland
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv They have come where they are supposed to grow, a few centimeters away from where they were last year.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
@LadyDuck Yours are well-behaved tomato plants.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
You will have saved money by not having to buy seedlings. Are they growing where they are supposed to or have they come up amongst the marigolds or bluebells or something?
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topffer
@topffer (42155)
• France
25 Apr 18
Nice crop with only 1 plant ! Your kangaroos prefer roses to tomatoes ?
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topffer
@topffer (42155)
• France
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv It is interesting, I would not have thought that kangaroos were picky. I was seeing then like living mowers.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
Yes, they do They never touch the tomatoes. Our first year here they attacked the butternuts and I had to cover the fruit to protect them but they haven't done that since.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
@topffer They do eat a wide variety of things but not everything. They like pelargoniums but not geraniums although half the time I can't tell the difference. And mostly they avoid strongly scented plants.
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ShannyBananny
@shaggin (74029)
• United States
25 Apr 18
That is so neat I would be thrilled to see those little tomatoes growing all by themselves in my garden. I kill most plants so maybe if I just throw the seeds out there and ignore them they will grow like yours did lol.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
I've probably had nearly that much fruit earlier but I haven't been out there for a while. There are still a lot of green ones on the bush.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113566)
• El Paso, Texas
26 Apr 18
I just looked up Chutney, it sounds almost like the tomato sauces I use for my spaghetti ... dang it, I keep making my self hungry.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (113566)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Apr 18
Thank Goodness I'm full @JudyEv all this talk about yummy food adds so many unwanted inches
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 18
We sometimes have it with cold meat in sandwiches but it wouldn't be very different from a spaghetti base.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 18
@rebelann I know the feeling. I'm a hopeless cook and don't even like cooking but I find recipe books fascinating. Mostly I just look at the pictures.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (15334)
• Singapore
25 Apr 18
They look sweet. Honey tomato it looked like
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
They are Roma tomatoes so aren't round but a sort of oval shape.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (15334)
• Singapore
26 Apr 18
I think we called it honey tomato here. It is a tag sweeter than the rest
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
@id_peace That could well be. I don't know many of the varieties.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 Apr 18
wow alll ready.Your way much way ahead of us.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
Our seasons are the opposites of yours so soon we'll have nothing and you'll be harvesting lovely vegies.
Curlann
@annierose (21570)
• Philippines
26 Apr 18
Wow! I love tomatoes. They said its good for our skin. We have a small garden in front of my room. When I am free, I water the plants but most of the time, I forgot to water it. Its too hot in our country now and their leaves easily withered when I don't water then even for a day.
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Curlann
@annierose (21570)
• Philippines
27 Apr 18
@JudyEv Not only plants, but also people and animals suffer from this too hot weather.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
Sometimes it is just too hot for most plants.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 18
@annierose I can believe it. I am always especially pleased to be retired when the weather gets really hot.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
25 Apr 18
I'm sure they'll taste as good as they look
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
30 Apr 18
@JudyEv I like salad tomatoes but not cooked ones or tinned ones
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
I liked them sliced on toast but most of these are now chutney.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Apr 18
@arthurchappell I picked more tonight plus a heap more capsicums and the last of the butternuts..
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64350)
• United Kingdom
26 Apr 18
I've never grown tomatoes, they are one thing my husband doesn't like.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64350)
• United Kingdom
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv I love tomatoes, but hate tomato sauce - go figure (as the Americans would say)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 18
@jaboUK Since being on here so much I've taken on a couple of American sayings too. And some I use just so I'll be understood better. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em - sort of thing.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
My father couldn't eat them at all although he could eat tomato sauce. And warm custard would give him an immediate upset stomach but once it was cold he was fine. I can't understand the reason for that.
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (123309)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Apr 18
Don't take offense to this Judy, but those are some ugly looking tomatoes! But I'm sure they are going to taste delicious when you eat them, so who cares what they look like! haha
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Jeff Moffitt
@moffittjc (123309)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv I admit I am a bit ignorant when it comes to tomatoes! I just eat them, I don't know what the different varieties are!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
@moffittjc Now that I've put you back in your box, I hope you have a great day, and if it's nearly over, a great tomorrow as well.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
Excuse me, Mr Moffitt! These aren't your common old round tomatoes. These are Roma tomatoes and are meant to be this shape. You are showing your ignorance now.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29411)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Apr 18
Great looking tomatoes. I have a hard time growing them here.
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James Higgins
@JamesHxstatic (29411)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv We have a fairly short growing season. You don't dare to plant before May so it takes a while.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
@JamesHxstatic I guess there is a bit of indecision as to whether to plant this week or next once you get to May.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
Does it get too cold for them there?
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130204)
• Israel
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv Judy, didn't you put them in the ground for them to grow like that? They look good.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
They are in the ground. We have cut an old tank into three to make raised garden beds so I don't have to bend over so much as my back sometimes plays up. I have pumpkin plants in the raised bed but then this tomato plant suddenly came up without me doing anything.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
@Hannihar It could be that. They do seem to be getting along well.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130204)
• Israel
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv That is really cool Judy. Maybe it felt something towards the pumpkin plant and decided to come up too.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58825)
• Portugal
26 Apr 18
Those are biological tomatoes, my parents plant some every year.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Apr 18
@nela13 Oh of course. That makes sense.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 18
Biological? Is that a type or just what you call a plant that pops up by itself. Tomatoes should grow really well in Portugal.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (58825)
• Portugal
27 Apr 18
@JudyEv By biological I mean with no chemicals or pesticides.
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Louise Crisologo
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
25 Apr 18
Hmmmm they are so red and delicious. I like those tomatoes, perfect for salad and to put in the pasta.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
These are Roma tomatoes and aren't supposed to be round which is fortunate as they are not - round, that is.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
@mlgen1037 They are but they don't squish up and make a mess so perhaps not as juicy as some.
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Louise Crisologo
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv Thank you, Judy. Are they juicy too?
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minx267
@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
27 Apr 18
we had some tomatoes that came up on their own too.. I guess we tossed any rotting ones onto the ground the year before.. and the seeds just grew the following year.. we had a few good plants too... so now we throw the bad tomatoes around the garden where we think we might like them to grow the nest year.. lol!
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minx267
@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
27 Apr 18
@JudyEv actually we have some arugula and some romaine lettuce that keeps self sowing and comes up every year.. and radicchio.. more of that than anything.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 18
That's a good idea. Perhaps you should do the same with some other vegetables!
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90720)
• Philippines
26 Apr 18
I wish tomatoes would also grow in our kitchen window. I sometimes throw a too ripe tomato there. I don't have green thumb though so maybe that's why it didn't grow by itself.
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rebel_woman06
@SIMPLYD (90720)
• Philippines
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv And the soil must be really rich so it can grow by itself.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
I suppose conditions have to be just right for a random little seed to grow in this way.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (113722)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Apr 18
I had tomatoes come up in the horse pasture one year and that was the best crop I ever had of them. Surprisingly the horses left them alone too
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (113722)
• Marion, Ohio
26 Apr 18
@JudyEv How did you keep the chickens from eating it. Mine would have been all over that
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
@wolfgirl569 We fenced off part of the yard so they couldn't get to it. It bore an incredible amount of fruit.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
We had a rogue plant come up in the chook (chicken) yard and that had an incredible crop of fruit. I guess it was all the poultry manure it was growing in.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (318822)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Apr 18
That's a good crop of tomatoes from one plant.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (318822)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Apr 18
@JudyEv You'll probably get more this year yet, or is your growing season over?
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 18
I was pretty amazed that the tomatoes just kept coming.
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anamika
@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
26 Apr 18
It looks so fresh. Enjoy having fresh tomatoes and send some here too..
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Apr 18
I'll try to leave you some.
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anamika
@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
27 Apr 18
The Fly One
@aureliah (24334)
• Kenya
26 Apr 18
Thats true some plants can do very well when left alone but if some good care is taken on them, they can produce better
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (349437)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr 18
You are right. Luckily this plant was getting regular water.
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The Fly One
@aureliah (24334)
• Kenya
27 Apr 18
@JudyEv Then thats how it grew
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