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Adventures with the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter

The First Tomatoes of the season. Image by Kate Singer

A few months ago I picked up  a Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter, hoping that this well-known planter would prove to be as miraculous as everyone says it is. I’ve never grown tomatoes before, so I was a little nervous, but the pictures of flourishing tomatoes on the Topsy Turvy box were so fabulous that I… [read more]

Companion Gardening With Tomatoes: What to Plant

plants to avoid when planting tomatoes

Which plants make the best neighbors for your tomatoes? Companion planting  is what we call it when we group plants together, usually in vegetable gardens, to use one plant’s natural characteristics (such as it buggy-pests-deterring abilities) to enhance production or flavor for one or both plants. Sometimes it’s a plant’s smell that repels a bug… [read more]

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