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Article: Digging up a Johnson family tomato tradition: Hartselle man moves 2 tons of soil to help his plants grow to new heights.
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- Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2007
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Byline: Deangelo McDaniel
Aug. 2--HARTSELLE -- So, how far would you go to carry on a family tradition?
That's the question Jeff Johnson posed to himself when his grandfather, Willie M. Johnson, died in 2001.
To continue Willie Johnson's tradition of growing tomatoes, which dated to the Depression, the grandson moved 2 tons of soil from the family farm at Punkin Center to Hartselle.
And after several planting seasons, he has apparently mastered the family tradition.
The seven plants Johnson planted are 8 feet tall, producing 30 pounds of tomatoes every other day. They show no signs of slowing.
"I think they'll ...
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