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Tomato Pruning and Tomato Diseases
July 15, 2011 - GrowOrganic
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Just another day in the life of the Vegetable Doctor during tomato season. A tomato walked into the Vegetable Doctor’s office at 8 a.m. complaining, “Doc, I’ve got leathery patches on my skin. They’re white or light brown. What’s wrong with me?” The Vegetable Doctor said,“You’ve got sunscald from too much sun hitting you. Tell your gardener to make sure there are enough leaves on your plant so you get more shade in the afternoon.” The second patient…
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Paprikapink Says:
Jul 15th, 2012 at 12:16 pm

It would be great if there were a link on this page to the “Planting Tomatoes” video referred to in this video.

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