At the end of the day, after we finished filling the super sacs with soil, a neighbour from the senior’s complex in the Village came by to ask if we would like some tomatoes. She went home and collected a handful of seedlings and gave us a quick demonstration on transplanting. We didn’t have access to water set up just yet so we ended up filling a container at a nearby water fountain. We managed to get them wet enough for over night.
Steph got the hang of building a small mound around the stems to support them. We later added some stakes made from the dried yarrow stalks on site to add some extra support.
We now have a full supper sac of mystery tomatoes. Our friend from the village can’t remember what kind they are so we are all eagerly awaiting the day they fruit. Could be cherry tomatoes, beef steak.…
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