Of all the things you can grow in a pot, tomatoes is the least useful plant to grow. Beside, tomatoes are relatively cheap when in season. If I had a limited space to grow anything, I would suggest growing basil. While you can use basil wherever you use tomatoes, it can be propagated very easily. Basil, especial pesto is great with many dishes, including base for pizza, all kinds of meat, pasta, or spread it on toasted bread (home made of course). They are many recipe out on the web, use the one that you like. Just got done making another batch of pesto and got about 5 cups of pesto. Just pour it into a ice cub tray or something like it, freeze it solid. And when it is time to transfer them to your vacuum sealed bags (got a foodsaver? no get one) heat the bottom for a short time. Pop them out and put them back in the freezer for several minutes. Them pack them in the Foodsaver's bag, and freeze them. you will have pesto year around. The cost saving are worth it. I figure I saved about 15 bucks or more. It's like grow money!
Note: also look up the prunning requirment to maximized you harvest.
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I think tomatoes can actually be a really good addition to the garden, as its very versatile with many dishes. You can also make sun-dried tomatoes which can cost a pretty penny in the store. Basil and tomatoes are a definite must in any home garden. Along with that, their tastes complement each other quite nicely. :-) Great blog, great tips.
ReplyDeleteAlthough true if you have lots of space. I was referring to a limited space i.e. pot on a appartment balcony. But if you really want both, you can make a up side down tomato planter. Check it out at rad linc crafts
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