For about thirty years I have been planting my tomatoes in the exact same 12' x 15' plot. I have been relegated to this spot by my wife and she has refused to let me move it to a more suitable place in our yard.
In that I have been fighting what I believe to be a soil borne disease for the last couple of years and have not had my normal good production, my wife has finally relented and allowed me to move the tomatoes to the back portion of our back yard. I am really excited about this new space. This also leaves me my old spot for new and better things.
This year, as always, after the tomatoes were pulled, I planted turnip greens, mustard and radish in the old spot. Production was good this year and next week I will turn the green remnants into the soil as I have been doing for many years. I will plant the whole plot in Silver Queen Corn. It will be my first experience with corn. All I really know about it is that I love to eat fresh sweet corn and can't wait to take the fresh ears directly from the stalk to the boiling pot.
Now for the preparations for the new tomato garden.
In exchange for tomato plants, my farmer friend, John Dody Porter, has agreed to give me 12 railroad crossties and with them I will construct two 4' x 16' raised beds in the new spot. He also has an interest in the old LeCo gin near Sidon and has agreed to furnish me a good load of well composted gin trash for the filler in the new beds. I will till the gin trash into the new soil and hopefully this will provide an excellent growing medium for the tomatoes. I plan on planting eight plants in each bed. Each plant will be of a different variety and if they all produce we will have our friends over for a tasting contest.
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