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Tomato Time
Van Chaplin

Tomato Time

One of life’s great pleasures is eating your first tomato of the season, sun-warmed and just off the vine. A self-professed “tomato-holic,” Gene says that as soon as your soil is workable, you should till in organic matter and add a little 16-4-8 fertilizer. You’ll be ready to plant when the weather warms. Read the steps in the following slides to see how he does it.

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