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Late planiting tomatoes? Dont worry!

The weather has not been accommodating, but it might be best for the plants.

Memorial Day has come and gone, and none of us can ever remember not having our tomato plants in place and booming. But first is was too cold, and then too wet, and now just soup. If you followed the earlier suggestions and warmed a patch with black plastic you could be well ahead of the rest of us. I want to share the concept that it might not matter. Now is the time to plant (as soon as it dries a bit) since the warm soil will boost the growth perfectly for the young plants. Our experience is that the tomato crop generally comes in the middle of July no matter what the planting time. So go for it. We have more than 50 varieties of plants when you are ready. Kurt Kendis Stimigo Farm 610 495 7332 (please leave text)

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