Autumn Gardening | Tomato and Basil Seedlings
I have some tomatoes that came off a heirloom thessaloniki tomato plant, the plant never really grew and the tomatoes are more like cocktail tomatoes. So, instead of planting more seeds, I decided to see if there were seeds inside these mini tomatoes. I cut one open and what do you know!... there were quite a few seeds.
I planted the tomato just as I cut it and I think just about all the seeds that were inside this tomato have grown. This is by far the easiest way to grow tomatoes that I have tried.
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Companion Planting Tomato and Basil
I have organic sweet basil seeds that I've been trying to grow the whole summer. I tried starting the seedlings indoors and then transplanting but the seeds simply refused to grow in the soil that I planted it. I had some success by putting some seeds in a container with wet paper towel but the seedlings died after transplanting it into the soil.
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Now that we're having some cooler weather and also some rain, I decided to try planting some seeds directly outside in the soil and finally I've got some healthy basil seedlings.
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I've read many articles about how beneficial basil plants are for tomatoes and I've never done this before, so I'm hoping the basil & tomato combination works out for me. According to the articles basil is not only a great pest repellent but also enhances the flavour of tomatoes, actually making it sweeter. Wow! I can't wait to see if that is true.
All photos are my own
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Good idea to just plant the tomato! I've just received plants for the summer, hope they do as well as yours.
Thank you :-) ... Plants, just like most things in life, can be quite unpredictable... guess we just have to wait and see how well our plants do!!
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Sweet. My tomatoes and basil are also popping up together with the rest. When I am at home during the day again then I will take pictures! Hahaha!
Looks like autumn is a better time to do some gardening in Cape Town...
Thanks for stopping by :-)
I always have high hopes when I plant something but more often than not, they die before I get to use them. I have managed to keep a rosemary plant alive which is awesome!