Nature Note:Out of Bounds

The tomatoes have outgrown their stakes.They are spreading all over the garden.It seems best to let them do what they want.All of the plants have green or ripening fruit.Few of the seeds that were planted have germinated,however.There is just too much shade on the property for that.That is the price for having substantial trees.You're just not going to get a good result with seeds anymore,unless you start them indoors or perhaps in a flower pot somewhere.