Wahhhh!!!

[pickledtink]

No! No! No!
Unbridled rant forthcoming:

I gave my neighbour 3 tomato plants grown from side shoots. He didn't show much interest and bunged them in pots and left them in a rather Sunless spot but they prospered pretty much by themselves. I've kept a loving eye and chucked a bit of water their way over the fence when it was dry. They've put out fruit ( this late) and the bottom trusses have reddened nicely.
Today I came out to see him happily shoving the crumpled plants into a bin bag.
We've got at least another 3 frost free weeks here. They were doing great! P[lenty of nice green toms on them for chutney etc anyway. Wasted!
This is murder.

[Alison]

Lesson learnt - give any spare plants to the neighbour on the other side next year!

[nick the grief]

Or don't give them away at all !!

[Mrs Dobby]

Seeing as we've only recently got our plot we havent planted any toms this year, but we do have a lovely tomato plant growing inbetween the pavers of our back yard! I think the seed must have dropped there during one of our barbecues, its fruited with 5 toms on it, but not yet ripe, think it sprouted too late, but may well have to try using the green toms in some way!

[Alison]

Lucky you, had a self seeded sun flower in the middle of the bean row this year but most of the time it's just weeds with me.

[Mrs Dobby]

Lol! Got plenty of them down the allotment thanks!

[rustylady]

Isn't it strange how the self-seeded plants always seem to do better than the ones you spend time and money on!!

I haven't bought sunflower seeds for years, but my border is full of lovely self-seeded plants in a range of colours. I always leave the heads on so the birds can help themselves to the seeds, and they seem to make sure they leave some on the soil to re-grow.

[NEWTO THE PLOT]

maybe he just didn't like tomtoes,but didn't want to upset you by saying no

[Waffler]

I've got a lavendar plant growing between the patio slabs. I'm thinking of how to get it up without killing it, so I can pot it up and plant it somewhere next year. We've also had plenty of self-seeded nigella and poppies - also between patio slabs.

[Earthbabe]

If you ease it out very gently Waffler (you may need a knife of something) you should still have plenty of root on it. However lavenders are a bit promiscuous and you may have something slightly different to what is in your own garden (if anything) depending on what else is in the vicinity. I've got little lavandula stoechas typs plants springing up self seeded this year. Never had anything off the angustifolia unless I take cuttings. Same with the dentata.

[kentish girl]

My neighbour & I often share plants & seeds, but hers nearly always grow better tham mine!!

[andrewo]

I gave toms to a neighbour and they just tossed them in the bin! Didn't even try growing them! Muppets...

[Alison]

Didn't they realise that it would be less rude to politely refuse your offer than to accept then bin it? Seems a basic lack of manners to me.

[ugly gourd]

my husband visits sewage works as part of his job and there is always lots of self set tomatoes with lots of red tomatoes on .........but nobody picks them dont know why!!

[pickledtink]

I gave toms to a neighbour and they just tossed them in the bin! Didn't even try growing them! Muppets...

Quite!