Student Testimonial

I just heard from one of my students, Mike Hogan, who took my Early Spring Vegetable Gardening class on February 13, plus paid careful attention when I talked about my method for planting tomatoes.  Mike was kind enough to send me the above picture of what his garden looks like now, in the summertime. His daughter, Fiona, is posing delightfully in the center of it. 

Here is what Mike put in his tomato planting holes, my recommended fish heads, shell bodies, and eggshells, among other things:

Mike also sent me a photo of how his garden changed from taking the class on February 13 to May 2, the results of that specific class:

 

I like the straw mulch, that bountiful Mizuna and Red Frizzle Mustard. I see the peppers and eggplants in the bed behind waiting for some warmer weather.  Looks like it all worked out brilliantly for Mike.  Glad he came to my class and shared his success story!  By the way, here's what his garden looked like when he started:

Comments

[Mike Conrad]

Mike is a natural.

Can't wait to see what he can do 15 years from now!

[Liisa]

What a great story on Mike. I love to see people transforming their yards into veggie gardens. I did the same thing over a year ago.
Liisa
Redwood City CA

[Vickie Francone]

I want to thank you for the knowledge that you offered in growing better tomatoes.
I have taken almost all of your classes this year and enjoyed all of them, learning so much about growing tomatoes and other veggies.
We live in Los Gatos where the days are very sunny and the tomatoes get full sun all day.
I planted 18 different tomatoes varieties from seed and
are getting so many wonderful large tomatoes. Too many to count.
This picture shows a few of the varieties that I planted.
I just love the "Orange Russian 117" as shown in the pictures in yellow with red striping with a point at the bottom of the tomato.
Another favorite is the Green Giant. The plants are getting close to the top of the 7 foot cages.
Anyone who is interested in growing great tomatoes should take the classes to fine tune their skills as I did.