Growing Tomatoes
Tomatoes (swoon) are my favorite edible to grow. Each year I tend to replace a few varieties to suplement my favorites with new ones to try. I start all my seeds in January, which works for me in Portland, since I like for my tomatoes to get nice and strong and a foot high when I transplant them in the garden in May. I sow inside and eventually promote the little plants to my greenhouse, where they are up-potted for another few months before transplant.
My tips for success:
Sow several, up-pot, nutrients
When plating, I thoroughly water the hole and add some nutrients before transplant.
Staking
Automatic watering
Attract pollinators
Plant enough to be okay that some are for wildlife
Beds not bags
Indeterminate vs. Determinate
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