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20The Barrie Examiner Frida ril 30 I976 Home gardener Tips for tasty tomatoes By Allan and Sheila Swenson NEA Garden Columnists Tomatoes are Americas favorite vegetable The many fine varieties especially new hybrids respond well to your loving care to reward you with plump red ripe delicious tomatoes all season Here are some tips to get even greater enjoyment longer harvests and tastier living from your tomatoes If your seedlings or the prestarted plarfls you buy are tall and too leggy try planting them horizontally Dig longer hole Place the root ball or peat pot into the hole Then gently lay the lower por tion of the stem just below the soil surface Cover it with soil but let the top and leaves emerge Be careful not to break the stem Roots will grow all along the buried stem to supplement the roots of the original plant That gives faster stronger start It could mean earlier harvest by several weeks Protect tender seedlings from chill winds and cold nights when first set outdoors Use hot caps or the tops of gallon plastic milk cartoons from which you have removed bottoms Place them over seedlings the first week or so at night Remove them in the morning You might gain an extra week for two of spring growth this way which means an added week or so of harvest Try wire cylinders to let tomatoes grow self suppor ting Form old fencing into cylinders two to three feet in diameter Old livestock fence is best Place this around your tomato plants As they develop branches grow out through the wire Plants grow tall Fruit is more easily seen Its off the ground which keeps it cleaner Weeding fertilizing watering is easier too And you can just reach in to pick the fruits of your garden labors instead of searching under vines that ramble on the ground Before fall check neighbors and the local dumps or garage sales Often old storm win dows or porch screens are available cheap Erect them over tomatoes as an Aframe greenhouse Put clear plastic on the ends or over screen frames This 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for good garden ing is the seed package Tens of thousands of dollars are spent developing new varieties The basic facts to grow that variety well are on the packet Save them Whether they are empty or still have some seeds for later planting put the packet in plastic sandwichbag It keeps them safe and dry and fresh You also have the packet for ready reference all season Each packet tells the varie ty It gives facts about its size the shape and usually best ways to use it Youll find an estimate of how many feet of row or how many plants you can usuallv package That tells you whether one or several packets will provide the amount of flowers or vegetables you want Directions for proper sow ing are always listed Follow these instructions exactly Tiny seeds just dont have enough stored food to push up through the soil if you bury them too deeply If you plant too close to the surface birds may eat them before they sprout Or sudden rain may wash them away from shallow plantings Check spacing recommen dations If you plant too close ly youll crowd plants that sprout That wastes seed too You also save time thinning Cultural tips are often provided Look for special tips to get best results from that particular variety If you should soak seeds do it If spacing between rows is given plant your seeds to allow for them to mature with sufficient room within the row and between rows Crowded plants compete for moisture plant food and sun Plantslike people do need adequate room to roam and thrive The final point is perhaps the most important Seed packets almost always give estimated times from plan ting to harvest Mark your calendars That way youll know when to expect the first pickings at the peak of perfec tion Youll also be able to select varieties that give you early mid and late season harvests for more enjoyment and better eating from your vegetables more continuous color from your flowers Aids for better gardens By Allan and Sheila Swenson NEA Garden Columnists Gardening is growing easier every year New aids are be ing developed that help us all plant seeds grow strong stur dy seedlings and extend our growing season Every year we shop around to learn about the new products Then we test these items to make sure they per form as well as claimed That way we can provide accurate appraisals of these aids and notes on their performance Here are some helpful aids for starting seeds The Early Start kit contains 12 by 18 inch plastic drainage tray with two smaller seed sowing trays to nest in it You get two large bags of planting mix 30 round peat pots stakes to label the varieties and heating cable Bottom heat beneath trays or pots is helpful It warms soil encourages more rapid and uniform germination too This technique is especially useful with hardtogrow tiny seeds Once seedlings sprout grow several inches you can transfer them to individual larger peat pots or into the garden if the weather is right Another type was developed for professional nurseries It is the Deep Root package The five inch wide by eight inch long plastic packs are filled with planting formula Each compartment is two and three quarter inches deep to let roots develop well Once plants get firm root system you simply pop out the seedl ing with root ball intact and plant it in your garden The units are reusable Punch Grow kits and SeedN Start kits also help get seeds sprouted well The first type has seeds prepositioned and properly THE PARADISE MINI moron HOMEWONT DO YOUR PLOWING SPLIT REAR BED atrium GAUCIIO 33511 vr SPECIAL DISCOUNT Interiors to choose from Bed Removable table 12V Fridge burner propane stove 10000 BTU Furnace Sink unit hand pump city water Hangup clothes closet Chemical toilet Folding vinyl privacy door 10 Utility Cupboard Counter top Seat belts ii Pull out double upper bunk not shawn 12 Upper utility cupboard not shown 13 Vanity unit wsink and hand pump but like your tractor its versatile machine that does more than one iob Youwouldnt buy tractor just 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Phone 7284111 spaced Just water reverse the clear plastic top until seed germinate and then remove it When plants have several sets of true leaves or are as tall as the directions advise they can be transplanted into larger containers or set outside in the soil The other type has for tified growing medium with plastic top too This converts to watering tray when seedlings are sprouted Many firms and stores offer seed tapes This is especially useful for proper spacing of tiny seeds The seeds are con tained in water soluble tape When watered in garden soil the tape dissolves letting seeds sprout Be sure you plant exactly at the proper depth so seeds can pop up and grow properly Try some of these aids this year They are handy new growing experiences we can also