The Tomato Whisperer
By Michael Nolan Mother Nature just doesn’t seem to want to agree with my timetable for planting tomatoes this year. Severe thunderstorms and sporadic tornado warnings notwithstanding, the...
View ArticleGuide to Starting Tomatoes from Seed – Part 2
Part Two: Sowing the Seeds of Love (See Part One) By Kira Hamman Now that you’ve ordered your seeds, it’s time to get ready to plant. First, assemble the things you’ll need: - A flat of teeny pots for...
View ArticleGuide to Starting Tomatoes from Seed – Part 3
Part Three: A Working Person’s Guide to Hardening Off (See Part One) By Kira Haman So you’ve successfully gotten those tiny little seeds to grow into strong, healthy plants. This always seems like a...
View ArticleToo Many Tomato Seedlings?
By Kira Hamman If you’re anything like me, you started just a few too many tomato seeds. They’re so little, really, and it always seems like an extra flat or two is no big deal. I somehow manage to...
View ArticleGreat Sources for Tomatoes
By Kira Hamman Did you somehow never get around to starting seeds this year? I’ve been there. The year my daughter was born in early spring, for example, and the year I moved halfway across the...
View ArticleMoving On Up – Transplanting Tomato Seedlings
By Mindy McIntosh-Shetter Tomato seeds that were planted in January are in a dire need to be moved to a new location. A good way to tell if they are ready to be transplanted is if there are two to...
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