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Raise Your Own Veggies

How to start your own vegetable garden right in your own back yard.|Article by Rebecca Bull Reed

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3. Pinch 'em, and Plant 'em
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3. Pinch 'em, and Plant 'em

Strip off all leaves halfway up the stem, and plant the tomato so the soil reaches that point. Sometimes Gene will plant laterally, with the stem parallel to the ground. Referred to as trenching, this method is preferred if plants are leggy.


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