It’s mid-June and vegetable growers across the country are gearing up. Will you beat your personal best for the date you pick your first tomato of the season? Will the zucchini get away from you — yet again? Or are you firmly in Camp Floral, and buy your seasonal produce at local markets and farm stands? Interest in vegetable gardening surged with so many more people at home … [Read more...] about Whys and hows of tomato pruning
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Grafted tomatoes promise hardier plants
For the many Canadian gardeners, new and experienced, who grow tomatoes, there will be a new type of tomato plant available next year that will be stronger and more productive, but still very tasty. I wrote about new roses that are grafted onto the rootstock of a hardier and disease-resistant rose to create a rose with the best qualities of both. It’s a technique that … [Read more...] about Grafted tomatoes promise hardier plants
Dwarf tomato seeds
I’m getting picky about the tomatoes I grow. But wouldn’t you know it — in the hundreds of tomatoes in seed catalogues, it’s not easy to find exactly what I’m after. I hope you won’t abandon me when I say I want to grow tomatoes for ornamental display. Of course, I’ll use the fruits and enjoy them, but I want the plants for containers, combined with flowering summer annuals … [Read more...] about Dwarf tomato seeds
