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Show Tasty tomatoes can be grown in backyard "Nature's Best" brand garden fertilizer consists of a 5-5-5 percent homogenous mixture mix-ture of organic nitrogen, phosphate and potash in each particle. The high phosphate content promotes root development de-velopment for the transplanting process. Set the plants into the ground gently. Though seedlings tend to come with a few roots, additional addi-tional roots can be developed by cutting off the lower branches and planting them deeper in the soil. Allow one and a half to two feet between staked plants and between two and three feet for those that are unslaked. Vulnerable seedlings are best protected from bugs by slipping "collars" around the plant's base. A Styrofoam cup with the bottom pushed out works well. Secure it over the plant and into the soil at least one inch. Then water well. To promote There's nothing like a ripe, juicy tomato to liven up a tossed salad, especially if it's a tasty tomato you've grown in your own backyard. Varieties abound. Tomatoes can be red, orange, yellow and even green, and all are immensely im-mensely delicious. Tomatoes can be grown just about anywhere: on the ground, in containers or in hanging baskets, and on vines that climb fences or specially-made cages. Environmentally concerned tomato gardeners can take advantage ad-vantage of Mother Nature's many resources. Rich, moist soil, combined with adequate sun shine and the regular nourishment of an all-natural fertilizer, such as ''Nature's Best" brand All Natural Organic Garden Fertilizer, promotes pro-motes chemical-free fruit growth, and results in full-bodied, full-bodied, delicious tomatoes. Tomatoes are warm weather plants and thrive best when set out in the garden once the evening even-ing temperature hits 55 degrees. Garden supply retailers generally gen-erally stock, the most popular seeding varieties and do so at the appropriate planting time. When starting from seed, a two to six week process is required before the garden is ready for planting. The first step when starting from seed is to purchase individual in-dividual peat pots filled with a sterile sphagnum planting medium or compressed peat pellets that expand when watered. Then, push one or two seeds approximately half an inch into the potting mixture. Expect small green seedlings after seven to 10 days after the peat pot has been put in either a dry or large baking dish and protected with a layer of light plastic covering. Though the planting mixture should be kept moist, make certain not to overwater. Once seedlings appear, move the trays to a sunny, but relatively relative-ly cool location, and continue to keep the planting mixture moist The smart gardener can do his or her work while Mother Nature does hers. In other words, gardeners should be prepping the garden bed while seedlings are sprouting indoors. Choose a section of the garden which receives plenty of sun. Mix garden soil thoroughly with sphagnum peat moss and compost, which adds organic matter to sandy soils and lightens heavy clay coils. Then, spread two to three pounds of "Nature's Best" brand All Natural Organic Garden Fertilizer Fer-tilizer for every 100 square feet of soil and work it into the top three to four inches of the garden's soil. |