Perenial Tomato

October 13, 2008 Ben General

There was a tomato plant growing at work last year, it sprouted in a patch of gravel where someone threw a slice of tomato from their lunch. No one ever watered it, the only kind act was that it was tied to a nearby post with a piece of flagging tape.

I was quite surprised to see the same tomato plant come back to life from a stick and grow another 5 tomatoes this year. It always looked sick after it’s first crop was done, but it must have kept enough in store to keep it going over the cool months to pump out another crop.

It reminds me of what my grandfather always used to say “let the plants do the growing”. He would always say that when I a young boy and was keen to see my seeds sprout or my crop to fruit.

A lot of truth comes from what he used to say, you can sometimes spend all the time and effort (and money!) trying to grow a plant, when sometimes it’s best left to it’s own devices like the rouge tomato plant.

Have a think next time you are worrying about your garden. You only need to supply water, good soil and some nutrients. Then just ‘Let the plants do the growing’. Who knows, this one might just grow on for another year!