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Tomato - Roma
The Tomato Bush Italian Roma, 'Lycopersicon lycopersicum', is a determinate type Heirloom paste tomato from Italy. They need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight a day. The Italian Roma is an absolutely excellent, old heirloom tomato used for sauce or canning. Tomatoes prefer well drained soil that is high in organic matter. In warm winter/hot summer areas, tomatoes can be planted in early fall for winter harvest. Soak to depth of 6 to 10 inches when watering. Tomatoes are generally started inside. The very firm, meaty 3 inch pear-shaped fruits have very few seeds. They may also be seeded outside after the last average frost date. They are very productive and can produce up to 200 fruits on compact vines. Tomatoes need at least 1 inch of water a week. ... additional info
Grass - Blue Eyed The tufts of narrow, upright bluish-green leaves lend a casual air to the flower bed or rock garden. They may rebloom in the fall. Plant them in full sun to light shade. They resemble an ornamental grass until constellations of bluish-purple star shaped flowers appear for several weeks in the spring. The Blue Eyed Grass is used in flower beds, cottage gardens, meadows, or rock gardens where it's self sowing habit and wandering ways are assets. |
