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Ask a master gardener: Tips for growing great tomatoes

Tomatoes should be staked, and can be mulched with straw, wood chips and/or black plastic to retain soil moisture.
photo / Vern Grubinger/UVM Extension
May 18, 2023
A vegetable garden is not complete without tomatoes. Local farm stands will soon be offering a wide selection of tomato transplants for your garden.
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