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Uploaded by on Aug 5, 2010

Are your tomato plants not reaching expectations? Perhaps it's time for added attention! Director of Hilltop Gardens, Greg Speichert, demonstrates how to properly fertilize and mulch your tomatoes to help them grow strong and tasty. Running time: 3:40

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  • Another reason for straw is the newspaper gets hard as cement if left to dry. Then cage and watch em grow. I prefer a good organic fertilizer like a tea made from worm castings.

  • Did you say Indiana University? I too use newspaper, cages and straw with my tomato plants. Here what I do rather than using newspaper like your method shown here. I use starter plants and let them get adjusted to the soil for about a week. Then I take newspaper using double thickness and cut a semi large X in the middle of the papers. Large enough to slide right over your plant. I then soak the paper and apply a light coat of soil. Next I place straw around the plant for moisture retention.

  • so... mr director of gardens..do you recommend osmocote over organic methods of fertilizing?

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