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How do I care for my tomato plants?Tomatoes are America's favorite garden vegetable. The tomato cultivars that turn out to be your favorites will depend on your own personal taste. Tomatoes come in determinate and indeterminate types. The vines of determinate, or bush, tomatoes grow 1-3 feet long, and the main stem and suckers produce about three flower clusters each. |
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How do I keep deer out of my vegetable garden?Some gardeners report success using products such as the repellent sprays, either homemade or commercially formulated, and there are any number of "home remedies" to discourage deer, but the only reliable method over time is to fence them out. Ortho makes a deer repellent spray that contains Bitrex, a bittering agent. |
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How To Extend the Vegetable Garden SeasonHow To Extend the Vegetable Garden SeasonHow To Extend the Gardening Season Whether you live in Toronto, where the frost-free vegetable growing season is under 200 days long, or in Southern California, where it's over 300 days long, sometimes the season seems just too short. When this is the case, you can use the following methods to stretch extra days and weeks out of your... |
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How To Grow Vegetables In ContainersHow To Grow Vegetables In ContainersHow To Grow Vegetables In Containers If you don't have room for a garden, or only want to grow a few vegetables, planting in containers is the best way to go. Almost any vegetable can grow in a container and with a little care can produce abundantly. Here's how to get started. It's all in the pot. When selecting a container, remember that... |
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How To Maintain Vegetable GardensHow To Maintain Vegetable GardensHow To Maintain Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. Water. Provide adequate soil moisture throughout the growing season to help... |
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How To Plant TomatoesHow To Plant TomatoesHow To Plant Tomatoes Tomatoes need at least six to eight hours of sun a day to produce well-and full sun is best, especially in cooler, more northern climates. Provide well-drained soil with a pH around 6.0 to 6.8. In cold-climate areas, plant in spring after frost danger is past. In hot climates, plant when temperatures begin to cool in.. |
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How To Plant Vegetable SeedsHow To Plant Vegetable SeedsHow To Plant A Vegetable Garden You can plant many crops directly in the garden, especially root vegetables, crops with large seeds, and seeds of plants that can mature within your growing season. The correct time to plant each crop varies widely according to the climate where you live and the specific needs of each crop. Determine... |
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How To Train TomatoesHow To Train TomatoesHow To Train Tomatoes The best way to keep tomatoes trim and healthy is to train them onto supports and prune tall- growing kinds during the growing season. (Pruning directs the plants' energy into fruit production rather than producing excess foliage). A stake, trellis, or cage keeps fruits and foliage off the soil and allows air to |
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