tomato plants - need help?

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I am living in southern Ontario Cda, and I moved into a new place that already had a small garden - of course full of weeds. I cleaned it up, except for the strawberry plants which turned out to yield quite a few sweet strawberries.  Anyway, I planted my stuff...tomatoes and peppers, a pumpkin and garlic, mint and dill. It has been about 6 weeks now, and I just went out to tie up the tomatoes (I was quite busy working and didn't get around to it), so I noticed that there were about 3 tomato plants growing among the strawberries. I was going to pull them out, thinking that they were from the previous garden, (which they must be cuz I didn't plant them) but noticed that they are quite healthy and have flowers on them. So it looks like they will produce. My question is (yes I am getting to it ;>), will the tomatoes be good and should I leave them to grow, or pull them out?  The strawberries are finished now, but continue to keep growing. I would appreciate knowing what to do here. It is my first garden. Thnx in advance

rjs · Accepted Answer

im across the lake from you and i have "volunteer" tomatoes grow in my garden every year in the place they were planted the year previously...they usually revert a common parent, ie not the original hybrid. but if i leave them (sometimes pull them like weeds, i always have too many tomatoes) the tomatoes they produce are decent...

unless they're crowding your strawberries, leave them be, they're free!

sensible_man · Answer

I would leave them and see if they produce. Since tomatoes are only good for one year, after producing, or at the end of the season, pull the plants out.

Nelly · Answer

Well I know v.little about growing tomato plants, but apparently the tomato plants don't like water on their leaves as it burns them.  

Hope you get a good crop!

tomato plants - need help?

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