The Simple Garden Life

How To Supercharge Your Tomato Planting Hole – 4 Must Add Ingredients To Power Plants Early!

The Simple Garden Life

Show Notes

Getting your tomato plants off to a great start is one of the biggest keys to growing a big harvest of juicy tomatoes in the summer – and there is no better way to jump start your crop than putting a big dose of power in your tomato planting hole with four simple but powerful ingredients!

Tomato plants are one of the heaviest feeders of all vegetable plants. They need a lot of nutrients. Not only to produce delicious tomatoes, but to power all-important early growth. And strong, early growth is the key to setting the stage for a bumper crop of tomatoes. Jim and Mary cover how to plant your tomatoes with the power they need right from the start - with four key ingredients in their planting hole!

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