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Old 03-18-2021, 07:33 AM
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I grow Tomatoes in pots a couple of times...they don't yield as much as when I was up north, but there's nothing like the taste of a backyard tomato.

We have better luck with herbs. Basil does well and sage, chives are a little more of a challenge. oregano and rosemary will require an electric hedge clipper to keep them in check

forget about parsley...there's a butterfly down here that loves to lay eggs in it, and overnight the lava will have enjoyed close to the whole darn plant

I've grown onions in pots from the bottoms of onions purchased at the store and of course pineapples from the tops, takes about 18 months but they are the sweetest that you'll ever taste, they'll fruit up in February and are ripe by late July, generally about 3/4 size what you'd get in the market

We tried amending the soil, but the bunnies are really an issue....they eat everything that they can get a hold of