Put a drip water line where you will plant your plants. Never let your leaves get wet (other than rain).
Put
down plastic mulch where you'll plant. We use a 3-4 foot wide sheet of red impermeable plastic mulch (see out Fertilizer/Supplies
page). Bury the edges in the soil - it'll trap more heat for the roots, plus the red color makes the tomato yield about 1/3
more fruit!
Cut through the mulch to make the hole. At the bottom of the hole put a cup of sweet lime (dolomite)
and a cup of fertilizer (we use a killer fertilizer - from an old family recipe - see our Fertilizer/Supplies
page) and then cover with an inch of dirt. For tomatoes only: strip off the bottom 3-4 inches of branches and plant
the plant just below the lowest remaining branches.
TO DOUBLE THE GROWTH RATE OF YOUR PLANTS DO THIS:
We cannot more highly recommend Kozy Coats or Wall-O'waters to eliminate frost worries and speed up your plants
growth by 50%.( See our Fertilizer/Supplies page.) Next, place your cage (again see the Supplies page) around the Kozy Coat
and wrap the sides of the cage with a clear plastic or saran wrap from bottom to top but leave the top open. Stand back and
watch the explosive growth: YOU'VE JUST DOUBLED THE GROWTH RATE OF YOUR PLANT.
(Above is a photo of such a set-up, we call it the TOMATO MACHINE.)
If you have some, soak the root area with Vitamin B (anti-stress) solution.
Make a map of the varieties you've
planted so you'll know which ones you'll want next year.
PEPPERS, EGGPLANTS AND OTHER VEGETABLES
Pretty much
the same as tomatoes except don't plant any deeper than they are in the pot.
