Re: Tomato start transplants

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• Subject: Re: Tomato start transplants
• From: margaret lauterbach mlaute@micron.net>
• Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 10:56:05 -0600
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>Get a box of epsom salts at the drugstore and throw a couple tablespoonfuls 
>of the salts into each planting hole and mix it up with the soil there 
>before you tuck in the transplants.  That'll help prevent "catfacing" of 
>the fruits.
>
>
>--Janet
Janet, Dr. Carolyn Male's book, "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American
Garden" says catfacing cannot be prevented, and it occurs most often when
pollination occurs during cool weather. But epsom salts does enhance the
productivity of your plant, according to some studies. Margaret L


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