Home and Gardening Today

As I mentioned in my earlier post, Just Planted My Herbs & Veggies In October, I planted cherry tomato plants for the winter window sills.

I read on the back of the “growing instructions”, something that I hadn’t heard before about tomato seedlings.

When the sprouts appear, to gently brush the palm of your hand against the tops of the seedlings to encourage strong stem growth.

Who knew? Great idea that will spark the plants receptors to instruct the plant to strengthen the stems…

Wow, nature is amazing!

Now that the sprouts are getting almost that size, I will have to remember that great tip to grow strong tomato plants!

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I hope you find this Vegetables post on Home and Gardening Today helpful! Until next time…

Brush those sprouts,

Kimberly Edwards

P.S. Be sure to feed your tomato plants! When your seedlings are 2-3″ in height, use tomato fertilizer and follow instructions on package:

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