Tips On Planting Tomatoes
You can plant your tomatoes this weekend, though depending on where you live, you’ll need to watch the forecast and protect the plants on cold nights. When picking plants, think value. The bigger seedlings will give you fruit sooner, but they cost more. A smaller six pack will cost less, but bear more fruit. You just have to wait a little longer.
Harden off plants by putting them outside for several hours at a time over a week’s time. If the temperature will stay above 40, you can leave them out overnight.
When planting, mix in a cup of organic fertilizer, and bury the stem of the plant up to the first branch. The fuzzy outcroppings on the base will become roots.
Be sure to stek the plants. You don’t want tomatoes on the ground, as they’ll rot.
If you need to protect them at night, cutting out the bottom of a gallon milk bottle and placing it over the seedling creates a greenhouse, keeping it 4 degrees warmer.
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