This picture, taken 6-9-11, follows the #1 rule: “All blogs must begin with a pretty photo.” Other than that, Salvia ‘Sunny Border Blue’ has nothing to do with this post.
One more pretty picture of bee balm, (Monarda)
I am looking forward to more success with my tomatoes than in the past. Last summer I had huge vines that produced very few tomatoes until the end of the season. Most of them never ripened, and I picked them green just before the first frost. Lucky for me the woman who spoke to my garden club this spring is also in charge of the CASA vegetable garden, and she gave us some pointers. I learned that the growths that come from where a leaf attaches to the main vine are not very productive, and they steal energy from the main vine. She suggested letting the bottom one grow, but pinch off all the others. That way you end up with just two long vining stems. This is working well, and the plants are so much easier to keep staked up. She also mixes a handful of Epsom salts around each plant, and pushes a tums into the soil to add calcium. Felder says to use 2 crushed egg shells for calcium. (Blossom end rot is caused by a calcium deficiency, but even if there is plenty of calcium in the soil, the plant can’t use it unless there is sufficient water and the soil has the proper pH. (You really need a soil test.))
After Pruning
Before pruning
I just read in “Guide to Alabama Vegetable Gardening” that you should only use this pruning technique if you are growing indeterminate tomatoes, not bush type or determinate tomatoes.
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In addition to my new-found pruning knowledge, I have also removed a lot of trees to give my toms more light, I performed a soil test, and I added the suggested amount of lime. I don’t know if I’m stubborn or just determined, but I’m not giving up until I manage to grow all the tomatoes I can possibly use.
I've stripped the leaves and placed it in the trench. I'm about to cover it with about 4" of soil.
The master gardeners sold tomatoes at the Botanical Garden plant sale last year, and they taught me how to plant. Tomatoes have the ability to grow roots all along their stems so remove the lower foliage and either plant it very deep, or dig a trench, lay the stem in the trench and cover it with soil. I use the trench method so I don’t risk suffocating the plant.
Here’s how my tomatoes and peppers look today, 6-12. Still a little while away from picking my first tomato, but I picked 4 jalapenos. 
I bought this at Lowe’s last year, but I never got around to installing it. Dale did it for me today. The tomatoes, peppers and I all love him for that!!!