These were the tomato plants that Powell Gardens discarded back in April. When I saw them I knew it was suppose to frost that night so I brought them home. They were labeled Jumbo and were nearly 3' tall already. I put 2 or 3 of them in a large deep pot filled with really good soil mix and made a trellis of broom handles and old 'frigerator/freezer shelves. Tied them up with old shoe laces. Now you can hardly see the trellis for the plant material. We have to water at least twice daily giving a gallon each time.
The eggplant are Icabans growing in one of the washer tubs filled with a good rich soil mix. By soil I mean a mix of the black gumbo we have here, cleanings from the bird house from a couple years ago which has by now become dirt itself, and spent potting soil from Powell Gardens. I had to cap off and refill a lot of the tubs last fall to get the soil level back up to nearly tub full.
The fruits of our own labor taste so much better than storebought.
We picked our first tomatoes and eggplant yesterday
