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Jason Graves: A tomato refresher
By Jason Graves
Different growth habits
Tomatoes are often classified as determinate, semi-determinate or indeterminate.
Determinate tomato plants produce one large crop that ripens all at once. They are favored by commercial growers that want to harvest most of the fruit from one picking. Homeowners who wish to can tomatoes may also decide to use determinate plants since they produce one large crop all at once.
Mature determinate plants are smaller than other types of tomatoes and can be planted closer together to get the most tomatoes from a small space. Primo Red is one example of a variety that is strongly determinate.
Jason Graves: Time to start garden seeds indoors is near
Jason Graves
Starting seeds indoors is a great way for gardeners to anticipate spring and to grow specific vegetable varieties they have come to enjoy in their garden.
Figuring out when to plant vegetable seeds indoors isn t rocket science, but can be a little mind bending. It involves counting backwards. To determine when to plant seeds of a particular vegetable or flower indoors, first find out when it should be planted in the garden. Visit www.centralkansas.ksu.edu to see our Vegetable Garden Planting Guide which has a nice planting calendar to use for this purpose. Then you’ll need to find out how many weeks each crop should be grown indoors and count backwards from the actual planting date to learn when to start seeds indoors.
Growing a vegetable garden on one of the Salina Community Garden plots definitely has many benefits.
For many people, one of the biggest benefits is simply more space. Many city backyards may have shade trees or other obstacles that make growing a nice garden difficult. In these situations, a community garden plot may offer the perfect solution.
Fortunately, here in Salina we have community garden plots available that offer great space and gardening opportunities for many residents. Each year, the city of Salina and K-State Research and Extension-Central Kansas District sponsor community gardens that make garden plots available to many local families. Every year, these families benefit from better tasting, more nutritious food, good exercise and the camaraderie of community gardening.