Blossom End Rot Won’t Take My Tomatoes
Blossom end rot took out three of my four tomato plants last July. It’s not a disease and you can’t spray your way out of it. Here’s the cheap, practical fix that actually worked.
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Bury Your Tomatoes Deep. Like, Really Deep.
Burying tomatoes deep sounds wrong the first time you do it. Turns out it’s one of the easiest ways to get a stronger, more productive plant, and it costs nothing extra. Here’s how I do it in Redmond every May.
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When to Transplant Tomatoes
In zone 8b, tomatoes want soil that’s consistently 60 degrees before transplanting, and April in Redmond almost never gets you there. Here’s how to check, how to speed it up a little, and why the calendar is not your friend.
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The Vine Truth About Tomato Cages
Store-bought tomato cages fold over by August and cost way too much to do it so dramatically. Here are the cheap alternatives that actually hold up, including the one made from concrete reinforcing wire that costs about $2.19 per cage and lasts forever.
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The Vine Truth About Tomato Cages
Those flimsy green wire tomato cages from the hardware store cost $4 and fall over by August. Here are five cheaper alternatives that actually hold up an indeterminate tomato without embarrassing everyone involved.
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Don’t Rush Your Tomatoes (They Will Remember)
April in Redmond feels like spring but the soil hasn’t gotten the memo yet. Here’s why rushing your tomato transplants costs you time instead of saving it, and the one number worth checking before you dig that hole.
