04-05-2010, 06:11 AM
We bought some early girls - a small starter plant- from Paradise Plants in January and put them in an upside down planter (from Walmart). Rosett's had one too at the seminar. We also bought a small Roma starter and I planted it in a pot. And I bought seeds from Garden Exchange and when they sprouted put them in big pot. They are all doing very well.
We live across the street from the ocean and I have them behind the house so the salt spray does not get to them. All of our plants are thriving but I am astounded at how huge the plants are from the Garden Exchange seeds. I bought the U of H seeds, they have been developed for Hawaii, to resists local bugs. Before our tomatoes started turning red, we hung up a fruit fly trap (I got the lure from the Master Gardeners at Rozetts and made one from a plastic water bottle). Just as they said the trap would be full of flies in no time. We hung it on a shed wall and a green gecko helps it along by hanging around and eating as many flies as he can catch before they go into the trap. It's wonderful. Not a single sting on the tomatoes. This is the first time we've had any success so I am pleased. We just keep them in the sun and keep them watered and fertilized.
We live across the street from the ocean and I have them behind the house so the salt spray does not get to them. All of our plants are thriving but I am astounded at how huge the plants are from the Garden Exchange seeds. I bought the U of H seeds, they have been developed for Hawaii, to resists local bugs. Before our tomatoes started turning red, we hung up a fruit fly trap (I got the lure from the Master Gardeners at Rozetts and made one from a plastic water bottle). Just as they said the trap would be full of flies in no time. We hung it on a shed wall and a green gecko helps it along by hanging around and eating as many flies as he can catch before they go into the trap. It's wonderful. Not a single sting on the tomatoes. This is the first time we've had any success so I am pleased. We just keep them in the sun and keep them watered and fertilized.