How To Plant a Tomato

Follow these simple steps to give your plants a good start this growing season.

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Illustration by Melanie Magee

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Buy seeds or ready-for-the-garden heirloom plants online or at your local farmers’ market or nursery. Some heirlooms are available only as seeds, which you should start indoors in small peat pots or trays. When plants are mature enough, plant them in your kitchen garden, raised beds, or large containers. You can even tuck a few into your flowerbeds.

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