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.
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The best time to transplant is during cloudy weather after the soil has warmed to at least 60ºF. Using a black or red plastic mulch, planting in
old car tires or a water-filled plastic ring, or on the south side of a building will increase yields in cool marginal climates.
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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 except the top two or three leaves at the stem.
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• 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.
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• Mix two ounces AGGRAND Natural Organic Fertilizer (NOF) with one gallon 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.
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DISEASE
• Blossom end rot (black rot on bottom of fruit): till in one quart 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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In order for tomato plants to maintain peak production for as long as possible, they should be well-watered and fertilized once a month with AGGRAND. Use 3 oz/gal Natural Fertilizer, 3 oz/gal Liquid Bonemeal, and 1 oz/gal Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash. If tomatoes seem stressed, a foliar spray of 2 oz/gal of Natural Fertilizer and 1 oz/gal of Natural Kelp and Sulfate of Potash can be applied every other week to improve plant resistance.natural fertilizers

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