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A great way to grow tomatoes! A tip sent in by Pete
Hey members!
The lovely member Pete emailed in this tip for growing tomato plants! Why don't you give it a try? I know I will be! Here's what he said to do:
'I was told a great way to grow tomatoes and I fully guarantee it works!
When you plant the plants plant them a lot deeper than you think, all the little fine hair at the bottom of the plant if plant that part in the soil they produce extra roots, I plant about a third in the soil making the plant much stronger better root system. Before you plant the tomato in the bottom of the hole break a egg in it and cut up a banana put a bit of soil then plant the tomato I fully grantee it works, I also during the summer bought over ripe banana's cut them into either 3 or 4 pieces and dug a bit of soil out around the drilling putting in the banana pieces. I had the best crop of tomatoes I have had in years I keep a few friends in tomatoes for the summer month.
When the plants have been in the ground for about a week spray the foliage with a weak dose of Epson Salts about a teaspoon in a 5 litre pump up sprayer (which I keep solely for tomatoes)
Trust me they respond very well to this, but it must only be done in the early morning this can be done weekly and keep up for as long as you need to. As the plants grow the dose can be increased very slightly or increased. Also only water tomatoes in the morning (that was a major mistake I was making I was watering in the evening mainly because I had to work early morning 6 days a week.)'
Let us know if you give this tip a try, or whether you have any other tips to share yourself!
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