On the Home and Garden Show with Vance Co. Cooperative Ext.
- Protect transplants from cutworms by placing a cardboard collar made from a empty paper towel roll around the stem of the transplant . You can make 4 collars from 1 paper towel roll.
- Tomato tip: Plant multiple varieties, including cherry and disease resistant hybrids.
- When planting transplants try to plant them on non windy days.
- Tomato tip: Provide consistent soil moisture through drip irrigation.
- When planting seed in conventional rows and we get a hard rain within two days of your planting use a leaf rake to lightly loosen the soil surface to get rid of crusty soil so seedlings can emerge through the top edge of soil.
- Tomato tip: Look for healthy transplants – stocky, deep green foliage, healthy roots.
- Don’t over water plants check soil media first if it is moist wait another to water your plants
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