Gardening question

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I gardened hard for several years and grew a variety of veggies and vine fruits but mostly tomatoes. I tried coffee grounds many times and it seems like everything else to facilitate rapid and productive growth. It semed hit and miss with store bought plants and even packaged seeds. I had the best overall luck with the volunteer tomatoes plants that would sprout annually after my second or third year of gardening. As far as maintenence and feeding the volunteers seemed self sufficient and better acclimated. Without any real research I began to think hothouse tomato seeds and plants were just not able to deal with harsh sunlight and clay packed Missouri dirt even with added sweeteners. I know this is little help with a new garden but keep in mind next year. Learn to ID the volunteer tomato sprouts and cultivate them.

Michael