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To: orsonwb

Here in Pennsylvania it is a gamble to plant before Mothers Day. With the winter we’ve had even that might be too soon! Here’s a good tomato planting tip if you are using starter plants 6” or so; trim all but the top leaves and bury them deep, with 80% or so of the plant in the dirt. The stem will turn into a nice root system.


6 posted on 04/09/2014 5:32:53 AM PDT by jdsteel (Give me freedom, not more government.)
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To: jdsteel

... and bury them deep...

and crush a TUMS and throw it into the planting hole. The extra calcium prevents blossom end rot.


8 posted on 04/09/2014 5:52:49 AM PDT by IM2MAD (IM2MAD=Individual Motivated 2 Make A Difference)
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As for burying deep,,,I lay mine down on their side for the extra feeder roots.


10 posted on 04/09/2014 6:00:21 AM PDT by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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