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Grow Great Tomatoes with AGGRAND
TOMATOES MUST BE STARTED INDOORS under lights or in a greenhouse. After six to eight
weeks, when they have developed four to six leaves, they can be transplanted into the
garden. The best time to transplant is during cloudy weather after the soil has warmed
to at least 60°F. Using a black or red plastic mulch, planting in old car tires
or a water-filled plastic ring, or on south side of a building will increase yields
in cool marginal climates.
TRANSPLANTATION:
Dig holes two to three feet apart, eight to 12 inches deep with three to six feet
of row spacing (narrower for staked plants).
STEPS:
Pinch off all but the top two or three leaves at the top of the stem.
Plant in hole up to those leaves (burying most of the stem).
If soil is shallow, plant horizontally with tip bent gently.
FERTILIZATION:
Till in a layer of compost in fall or early spring (two inches). Use 2:1 soil:compost
to fill holes when transplanting.
Mix two ounces AGGRAND Natural Organic Fertilizer (NOF) with one gallon of water,
soak bottom of hole before transplanting. After transplanting, water plants with same
tea.
For highest yields, use two ounces NOF, two ounces AGGRAND Natural Liquid Bonemeal
(NBM) and one ounce AGGRAND Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash (NKP) per gallon at
planting.
Sprinkle with AGGRAND tea at first bloom, full bloom and during fruit set as cooler
nights set in.
DISEASE:
Blossom end rot (black rot on bottom of fruit): till in one quart of NBM per 1,000
to 2,000 sq ft before next growing season.
Radial cracking (cracks radiating from stem caused by uneven moisture): use mulch
and keep soil moist by watering with one to two gallons of water two to three times
per week.
PROVEN VARIETIES:
Early: Northern Exposure, Early Girl Cascade
Medium to late: Better Boy, Fantastic, Beef Steak
Cherry: Sweet 100, Whippersnapper
Paste: Roma, Juliet
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