Learning From Experience

Back when the garden was very small, Marglobe was the only tomato planted. The garden grew, the greenhouse came along with a desire to experiment. Every year a few different varieties of tomatoes were planted. This year the permanent varieties were established.

They were Marglobe, German Johnson, Celebrity and Rutgers. There was one new experimental variety. This was a particularly bad year for tomatoes, primarily because (of all things) too much rain.

Some of the vines died from fungus. Many of the tomatoes have cracked tops and bird or bug holes. All of the tomatoes have produced a lot of really great tomatoes. 56 pints of tomatoes have been canned as well as 14 jars of soup that is mostly tomatoes. The best variety every year has been Marglobe. This year it is the only variety with perfect vines and perfect tomatoes.

A late planting has been started in the greenhouse. It is all Marglobe. Next year, Marglobe will be the only tomato except for those grown from seeds provided by friends for their gardens.







David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://davidsegrest.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/