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I see the HomeGrowMen thread all the time but I've never opened it up until today. I'll try not to blog but this is a special summer for me and I have a few questions. If you want to skip ahead I'll include a tl;dr.
First, here's a little backstory - my father planted his garden and broke a large part of a tomato plant stem. He pulled it off from the main plant and some roots came with it - so of course I saw a golden opportunity for a free tomato plant clone. My father told me I was wasting my time, but I took the little clone and planted it in a solo cup for a few weeks and made sure to water it and put it in a spot where it would get a good amount of sun. Long story short, it survived - so i planted it out in the garden and now it's thriving. It even has a few flowers on it! Needless to say I'm proud of myself. Maybe even a bit arrogant. My father was surprised, and has since been calling me out to the garden to share some of his experience with me now that he's seen I have somewhat of a green thumb.
Now, my sister was able to get me a side-job planting and tending two gardens for a old woman who lives in a retirement village and her son who lives in th next town over, and I'm running into a few obstacles.
tl;dr - Is it too late to start planting normal garden plants like tomato, eggplant, peppers, cukes, zukes, and spices? What are some companion plants for the aforementioned vegetable plants and spices that will keep hungry insects away? How do I transplant a strawberry plant that is on it's second season (keeps getting attacked by squirrels)?
Thanks in advance! Pic unrelated.
