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[Marie2020]

Yes, on the size of tomatoes in containers, from my experience on the wrong size of the pot.

My tomato containers are 6 gallon and they are a step up from the size I started out with several years ago. The plants did significantly better with the 6 gallons but still fall short of in-ground plants. That's okay because those indeterminate tomatoes still perform well with 100% compost in the pots .

I like the idea of strawberries, containerized. I'm not sure why. Perhaps because my most serious commitment to growing strawberries was in a too shady location. It would have been very wise to have just hand-trucked them somewhere else, immediately.

Elsewhere on TEG, you commented on kale in containers, Marie. I'm not really a container grower so you need someone with more experience but kale plants are hardy and can likely overwinter okay in the conditions you describe in the weather threads. They can be grown as annuals but that hardiness makes them even more useful.

Steve

Thanks for your input. It's very much appreciated. I really need to start getting some decent food going here. We literally only have foods coming in from abroad now

I've been collecting my last ever batch of potatoes that have rooted and keeping them in my widow sill ready to grow in a container again.
These potatoes are from the organic farmer suppliers I had for 7 years.

He's now decided in another fit of temper too stop delivering.
IMO it's because he has been verbally attacking his staff and treating them disgracefully, even I should imagine many of his customers.

I have been on the brunt of many his black moods and been wrongly accused on too many occasions to count.

The lad that delivered his foods too me was had such a lovely patient nature. And he like all of his staff just quit. He had been upset by his bosses nasty attacks so many times. Now this nasty temperamental man has lost all of his delivery guys and highly likely many of his staff that worked his fields.

Yes, I will miss his produce but not his vile comments.
Without any warning, just as I told him that I had found him yet another customer, he replied, forget it, I'm not supplying you anymore.

He knows i can't drive or get to his farm like many of his long time customers that helped build up his business.

I can only hope that he will sell up to someone locally, who may deliver to us, being the 80 people that can't reach his farm. Someone that will treat their hard working staff and customers with the respect they deserve

Sadly around here organic farmers are virtually non existent. This guy got the first foothold I just pray others will come soon

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

@Marie2020 Sorry to hear of the farmers attitude towards people. After reading thru your comments it sounds like PTED.
When someone is persistently bitter and angry it's often referred to as (PTED), post traumatic embittered disorder.
It’s not anyone’s fault that his reactions are negative and bitter, angry … with absolutely no logical reason. It is a real disorder and usually associated with childhood experiences.

With that said though it does not make any of his victims feel any better. No one deserves to be treated /bullied in that way for no reason. Sometimes people can be cruel as we have seen much of it on social media .

Sending Gentle hugs your way.

 

[Marie2020]

@Marie2020 Sorry to hear of the farmers attitude towards people. After reading thru your comments it sounds like PTED.
When someone is persistently bitter and angry it's often referred to as (PTED), post traumatic embittered disorder.
It’s not anyone’s fault that his reactions are negative and bitter, angry … with absolutely no logical reason. It is a real disorder and usually associated with childhood experiences.

With that said though it does not make any of his victims feel any better. No one deserves to be treated /bullied in that way for no reason. Sometimes people can be cruel as we have seen much of it on social media .

Sending Gentle hugs your way.

Thanks again
On a lighter note, now I feel like i am your your little grass hopper.

This guy left Poland about 9 years ago and this place has been really good for his life. It's sad he doesn't appreciate it and the local kind hearted hard working people that worked for him. He's kicked everyone that helped him too build his business to the side now

Yes, I think you're right, it must have come from his childhood.
I usually can be empathetic to such things but he has selfishly ruined so many lives. The workers and the customers that relied on his erratic service with patience