This year marked my return to gardening after a long hiatus. Although I used to run a greenhouse business, growing plants in a controlled environment is vastly different from dealing with the unpredictable elements outdoors. Tomatoes: For my tomatoes, I decided to start from seed. As a result, I ended up with a whopping 40 tomato plants in my garden, specifically the Mortgage Lifter and Cherokee Purple varieties. To ensure proper support, I turned to a helpful YouTube video by MIGardener on tomato staking techniques, which I adopted for my plants. Initially, this method worked splendidly. However, as the plants grew heavier, the strings I used began to break. As a temporary fix, I substituted a stronger string to salvage the rest of the season. Upon reaching out to MIGardener, they informed me about the fantastic elastic tomato string they use, which I will consider for the future. Unfortunately, a sudden heatwave arrived, preventing many of my green tomatoes from ripening despite my e...