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Planting Tomato Seedlings Into The Garden

Planting Tomato Seedlings Into The Garden

Lindsay Del Carlo, Trial Garden Manager, shows how to plant tomato seedlings in the ground after starting them indoors.

Planting Tomato Seedlings Into The Garden

Lindsay Del Carlo, Trial Garden Manager, shows how to plant tomato seedlings in the ground after starting them indoors.

Starting Tomatoes From Seed

Starting Tomatoes From Seed

Start tomato seeds early indoors. Lindsay covers store bought and recycled containers, soil mix and planting techniques.

Starting Tomatoes From Seed

Start tomato seeds early indoors. Lindsay covers store bought and recycled containers, soil mix and planting techniques.

Moving Baby Tomato Seedlings To Larger Pots

Moving Baby Tomato Seedlings To Larger Pots

When and how to "pot up" or replant tiny tomato seedlings into larger individual containers so they can grow successfully until ready to plant into the garden.

Moving Baby Tomato Seedlings To Larger Pots

When and how to "pot up" or replant tiny tomato seedlings into larger individual containers so they can grow successfully until ready to plant into the garden.

Supporting Big Tomato Vines

Supporting Big Tomato Vines

We grow many tomato varieties each and every summer in the trial garden and we've tried many different methods of supporting the tall, vining indeterminate* varieties that grow heavy with fruit and foliage at maturity. For example, we used traditional...

Supporting Big Tomato Vines

We grow many tomato varieties each and every summer in the trial garden and we've tried many different methods of supporting the tall, vining indeterminate* varieties that grow heavy with fruit and foliage at maturity. For example, we used traditional...

Growing Tomatoes From Seed

Growing Tomatoes From Seed

If you love succulent tomatoes, mid-March to early April is the time to start your own plants from seed. It's the only way to have the very best tasting and old fashioned heirloom varieties which are not usually available as...

Growing Tomatoes From Seed

If you love succulent tomatoes, mid-March to early April is the time to start your own plants from seed. It's the only way to have the very best tasting and old fashioned heirloom varieties which are not usually available as...

Starting Tomato Seeds Indoors

Starting Tomato Seeds Indoors

Generally, the time to start your seeds is about 6- 8 weeks before the last expected spring frost date in your area, planting the seedlings outdoors about 2 weeks after that date. Another way to figure is to plan on...

Starting Tomato Seeds Indoors

Generally, the time to start your seeds is about 6- 8 weeks before the last expected spring frost date in your area, planting the seedlings outdoors about 2 weeks after that date. Another way to figure is to plan on...

Celebrating Tomatoes

Celebrating Tomatoes

Nothing satisfies the gardening cook like the pleasure and satisfaction of harvesting big baskets of richly ripe, juicy tomatoes. Their tangy-sweet full flavor and jewel toned colors are one of the main reasons lots of us got started gardening. It...

Celebrating Tomatoes

Nothing satisfies the gardening cook like the pleasure and satisfaction of harvesting big baskets of richly ripe, juicy tomatoes. Their tangy-sweet full flavor and jewel toned colors are one of the main reasons lots of us got started gardening. It...

Easy and Delicious Dried Tomatoes

Easy and Delicious Dried Tomatoes

Rich tasting "sundried" tomatoes are a kitchen gardener's treat, easy to make from your own fresh tomato harvests. Unless you live in a very hot and dry summer climate, it's better and easier to dry them indoors, so the name...

Easy and Delicious Dried Tomatoes

Rich tasting "sundried" tomatoes are a kitchen gardener's treat, easy to make from your own fresh tomato harvests. Unless you live in a very hot and dry summer climate, it's better and easier to dry them indoors, so the name...