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When we first moved into our house I saw we had two small patches of dirt, one on each side of our back steps. My son had just turned 2 that winter so I decided it would be fun to do some gardening with him. I thought he would like to watch the vegetables grow and help me look after them. The first summer of gardening with my son went by uneventful, but fruitful.

The next year we had a new addition to our family. I didn’t think that anything would be different in teaching the baby not to destroy mommy’s plants. My second son hadn’t even started to crawl when I started the tomatoes indoors with my older son. We kept them on the floor by the back sliding door, where we thought they were safe from the baby.

Well, we started out with six tomato plants. Then one day, the baby decided to start crawling. And what do you think was the first thing he wanted to crawl to? He beelined straight for the tomato plants. Only two survived.

I managed to keep the baby out of the garden his first summer. But the next summer was a different story. By his next summer, my crawling baby had turned into an active, running toddler. I was hopeful when his big brother helped me put in the seeds in the garden and we bought an already started tomato plant. I figured it wouldn’t be too hard to teach the toddler to leave the plants alone, except to water them.

Before the seeds came up, my toddler would run into the garden any chance he got. He loved to feel of the dirt between his toes, especially after I had just watered it. Every time I would just scoop him up out of the garden and tell him “no, don’t go in mommy’s garden.”

When the seeds started sprouting and the plants were popping up through the dirt, my toddler got a new idea in his head. He knew now he couldn’t go tromping through the garden, but he also knew he liked to dig. He took his little pail and shovel from the sandbox and squated at the edge of the garden. I watched him scoop up a shovel full of my tiny lettuce plants and dump them in his bucket. I couldn’t help but chuckle to myself before I scolded him and redirected him back to his sandbox.

When it came time for me to do some weeding, I noticed my toddler watching me and thought to myself “I hope he doesn’t get any ideas”. Soon after I stepped away from the garden, over came my son and I watched as he proudly plucked out a small bean plant. I took the bean plant, placed it back in the dirt and told my son that that plant is supposed to be there. He pulled that same bean plant out one other time, but I put it back and it survived.

I have to say it has been an adventure gardening with my sons. I am always wondering what they are going to do next, which plants will make it and which will succumb to my curious toddler.

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Not only do you wait for that great harvest of tomatoes but you may have deer waiting to share your harvest with you. When this is the case you will want to prevent these deer from eating not only your tomato plants but anything that is in your garden. You will not be successful in preventing that deer from coming into your garden and eating dinner unless you have the right products to stop them. There are several products on the market that may interest you with a variety of deer repellents and even deer fencing you will be able to shop and make the best choice in keeping deer out of your tomatoes and your garden.

When trying to keep the deer away from your property you want a safe and effective method to keep the deer away. You will be able to find a product that will not only keep the deer away from your garden but is safe and easy to use. There are many different sprays on the market that will allow you to create a safe zone for your garden. Spraying these products around the perimeter of your garden will keep the deer from having your tomatoes for dinner. When you are using spray products most are safe for humans, other animals, and plants so you will be able to keep your garden and family safe. These sprays are designed to scare the deer away through taste and smell. With bitter tastes and smells that tell the deer predator’s are near by the deer are sure to leave your garden alone.

There are also concentrate mixtures and granular products that can be just as safe and just as effective. You can find one that will allow you to keep the deer away yet let the dogs and children play safely on your property. Some of these products deter more than one animal from coming on your property so make sure the product you choose is exactly what you need. Another thing to be concerned about when you are choosing a product to keep the deer away is the amount of times you will have to reapply the product. This may cut into your time and your budget so checking the frequency of application is important to make sure you get the most effectiveness out of the product.

There are also fences available that will deter deer away from your garden. These fences can provide safe and effective protection against the deer entering your property or certain space. They are easy to use and can be a great benefit in also keeping out other large animals. You can see that you have many options when it comes to deterring deer away from your garden. Whether you need the protection of a fence or a liquid fence you can find what you are looking for. When you want to create a safe perimeter around your property you can with the variety of products that are available. When you find the right product for your deer problem you will be able to enjoy your harvest of tomatoes and vegetables without sharing.

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Well, first things first – if tomato blight strikes your garden, pick your tomatoes! I’m not suggesting that your tomato plants will definitely die, but not being the green fingered type myself I tend to hope for the best but expect the worst. If you have no tomatoes – I have so far only managed to grow two small tomatoes from ninety six plants – you could try spraying them with something or other from the garden center. To date, I have tried many remedies, including potato fertilizer, without success. However, I remain optimistic.

Don’t be afraid to experiment! New techniques are constantly being developed in the world of gardening. If you have no tomatoes, you have nothing to lose. Encouraging hardy varieties by various means is environmentally friendly because it increases the amount of dead tomato plants available for compost.

Be generous! Donating your sick tomato plants to neighbors will make them feel valued for their nurturing skills and give them a sense of purpose. Your tomato plants may even be revived and you could receive a ‘special thank you’ or some free tomatoes.

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Yes you can grow tomatoes upside down. I know that it seems strange but it is a very neat way for a person with a small backyard or poor soil to grow tomatoes. In fact you will get better tomatoes because the critters can’t get to them and they are more disease resistant. The really good news is you don’t have to spend twenty dollars on a special kit to do this. You can create your own upside down garden with a few cheap and simple items.

First get yourself some five gallon buckets with lids. I use cheap white ones making sure that the lids fit tight. You can buy them at almost any hardware store cheap. Now cut a two inch diameter hold in the bottom of the bucket. A drill bit will make this job easier. Now take a coffee filter or scrap of fabric and cover the hole. This is so the soil will not fall out. Fill you bucket with a light weight soil making sure to shake the bucket from time to time so that the soil will settle. Now put your lid on and turn your bucket upside down. Cut a slit into the coffee filter or fabric scrap. And plant your tomatoes seedling making sure to have two inches of coverage on the plant so it will be stable. Now carefully carry your bucket to where you will hang it. Making sure that the seedling does not touch the ground or it might break off. Now hang you bucket in a sunny location and make sure it is well watered for the next few weeks. There you have it. A cheap and very cool way to grow tomatoes that will have all you neighbors asking how did you do that. So sit back and enjoy, because as I have found my upside down tomato plants produce more tomatoes and are healthier then any that I have ever grow-en in the ground. One quick tip. To make watering easier you can just rest the lids on the top. But you will have to watch the soil level with the lids not on tight the wind might blow some out so just make sure that you keep it full. So just check it from week to week and add just fill if you notice it getting lower. And water water water. The roots will dry out faster then if it were in the ground. It is that way with every potted plant upside down or right side up.

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Every summer I have a bountiful harvest of fresh tomatoes from my garden.This is the season when I make unique and tasty salads for myself and others. Below I have listed a nice summer salad recipe for those of you who love juicy fresh tomatoes.

1 can of rinsed and drained chickpeas

8 fresh tomatoes (any variety will do)

1 cup of cubed fresh mozzarella cheese

1 large garlic clove minced

3 Tbsp balsamic vinegar

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup chopped fresh basil

salt and pepper to taste

Chop tomatoes, mince garlic, cube mozzarella and rinse cickpeas well. Set them aside. In a large bowl add balsamic vinegar and olive oil. whisk them together.

Add all the ingredients together in the large bowl, along with the fesh basil, salt and pepper. Toss well and serve. For a colorful variation to this recipe, you can use both yellow and red tomatoes together.

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There are many techniques by which to grow tomatoes. I will discuss one technique that I have been using that I learned from my grandfather. It cost very little, returns amendments to the soil, and can prevent many weeds and grasses, too.

I start out by breaking with a plow, the garden down to about eighteen inches. I allow this to set for a few days then disc it over. I then use a rear-tine tiller to turn the dirt a little finer.

I have a row maker that is over 100 years old. I like the fun of using it as it is simple to use. After partitioning my garden to the correct number of rows and widths between them. I add one tobacco stake where each tomato plant will be placed. I drive it down enough to be stable. I then add a small amount of 10-10-10 fertilizer around the stake.

I try to use tomato plants that are of varieties that can take hotter days. Each tomato transplant will be near the steak and mounded in small hill. Depending on the height of the transplant, I will loose tie the plant to the steak to keep it running up the stake for support.

I water slowly in each location allowing the soil around the plant to take the water in deeply. I then add straw, purchased from local farmers, around each plant and will keep adding straw through the season. I also add straw to the walking path around the plants so as to keep down the grass and weeds. I try to keep it about four inches deep.

I will not water the plants unless they have gone four days without rain and there is no rain in the next day or two forecast. I will make sure that I water slowly but heavily so that the water will be deep in the soil to force the plant to reach its roots deeper into the soil. Roots that do not reach deeply will result in plants that produce poorly.

Tomatoes that get many days over 85 degrees can be subject to flower drop. The flowers on the plants are where the tomatoes will form. If you can add any type of shading, such as cut lower branches from trees, do so during the hot times. Also keep a thick layer of straw to keep the soil warm. This straw will also protect the soil from drying out quickly after a good rain. It will also help to amend the soil as it decomposes and cuts down on weeds and grasses.

As the tomato plant grows, loosely tie it to the stake to help add support and to make the tomatoes easier to reach. It will also help when checking for worms and parasites.

I try to stay away from chemicals. I like to add lady bugs to attack the aphids and encourage worm activity by adding bone meal and blood meal around the tomatoes every two weeks.

While no one method seems to out perform the others by leaps and bounds, I have found that this method works well, cuts down on the amount of work, and produces a nice harvest.

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