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First big garden
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| Garden Location:
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United States
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| Garden Size:
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70' 0" x 39' 11"
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| Garden Type:
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Home garden
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| Garden Layout:
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Traditional layout - rows etc
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| Sun or Shade:
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Sunny
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| Garden Soil Type:
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Light / Sandy soil
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START PLANTING SATURDAY APRIL 3RD, 2021
Pumpkin-x
Melon/Cantaloupe- x https://gardenerspath.com/plants/fruit/trellis-cantaloupe/
Squash-x https://gardenerspath.com/plants/fruit/trellis-cantaloupe/
Tomato-x https://www.theartofdoingstuff.com/turns-im-never-really-satisfied-anything-including-tomatoes/
small Tomato-x
Pepper(bell)-x
Pepper(chilli)-x
Cucumber-x https://www.gardeners.com/globalassets/product-catalog/8587082/8587082_103.jpg?w=840&h=1120
Lettuce-x
Cabbage-x
snap Beans-x
pole Beans- should we plant a bean in between each sweet corn? x
Beet-x
Garlic-out of stock
Carrot-x
Cilantro-x
Onion-x
red Onion-x
green Onion-x
Celery-x
Chives-x
Sweet Corn-out of stock
Sunflower- out of stock
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Parts list from Lowes or Tractor Supply
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-pest control spray-
-tomato cages-
-wire for melons-
supports
-seed starters-
-garden station plans-
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Things to consider
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-Consider companion plants for pest reduction
-How to water garden
-make a garden pathway-
Materials
Heavy string
3, 8' stakes (2x2s work well)
tomato plants
Instructions for tomato training
Run a wire, pipe or stake between two 8′ high stakes. You can also use string in a pinch.*
Tie a string every 12″- 18″ so it hangs down towards the soil. Plant your tomatoes at every string so they are also 12″-18″ apart.
Secure the string to the soil at the base of your tomato with a garden pin by winding the string around the pin and shoving it in the soil. You can also wrap the string several time around the base of the tomato plant to secure it. (I use pins now, I used to just wind it around the base of the plant)
Remove any suckers that have formed. You can read more about how to identify suckers in this post here.
Twirl your plants around the string once your tomato is around 12″ high and is getting its first set of flowers.
Continue to remove suckers and twirl once a week until the end of summer.
Notes
You can use any string but synthetic string that doesn't stretch is best. It will also last for years.
Biodegradable string like jute or twine can also be used as long as it's thick enough not to degrade and fall apart during the growing season. It should be replaced every year.
Never prune off more than 25% of foliage at one time.
You can allow your tomato plant to have either one or two leaders.
*to give extra support to your stakes hammer in a metal t post right next to each stake in the ground, then screw them together. Once your stake rots at soil level in a couple of years, it'll stay in place looking nice because of the t post.
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