Tomatoes
- Tomatoes prefer
 that is just below neutral in acidity (pH 6.0 to 7).
- Make sure theis
 because tomatoes hate getting cold feet.
- Choose a cloudy day or late afternoon to plant your tomatoes because the seedlings are a little delicate and will wilt in too much
 from transplanting shock.
- When planting seedlings, remove the bottom leaves halfway up the main stem to help develop a larger root system.
- Tomatoes plants should be put in the ground at a 45° angle and the hole filled with .
 them right away.
- If you had lawn in this area last year, put a toilet paper roll collar around each tomato plant to stop cutworms from damaging the stems.
- For larger tomato varieties like ‘Burpee Big Boy’, you will need a good support system because regular tomato cages will be too small for them.
- Your tomatoes will ripe from late summer through autumn. In September listen to the weather reports for frost warnings.
- Once frost hits the plants they will turn black and you can pull them up and compost them.
- You can harvest the ripe, red tomatoes and even the green tomatoes to make Green Ketchup or mincemeat.
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