| Reaping the rewards from a well-tended garden can | | | | ready for consumption. These treats fall under the |
| be as fulfilling as it is, well, filling. With a little research | | | | nightshade family. - The earlier you put these |
| and organic garden fertilizer, you can successfully | | | | seedlings to their soil bed, the sweeter they'll be. - To |
| raise crops that thrive on hot, summer days. Keep | | | | expedite your first batch, prep the soil with tomato |
| reading for the top three summer vegetables to add | | | | fertilizer. Keep the plot warm by covering it with a |
| to your garden�and starter tips to get them | | | | dark tarp a few weeks before digging in to plant. - |
| growing. The first step: bring your seedlings to life in | | | | Like Julia Child's famous words on cooking |
| starter pots. Gestation periods vary, but plan on | | | | mushrooms, the same advice applies to growing |
| transplanting sprouts from pots to plots after a | | | | tomatoes: don't crowd them! Planting them too |
| month. | | | | closely together could stunt their growth. - Pick a |
| Tomatoes | | | | spot where they'll bathe in direct light�and |
| Ok, so technically, these ruby reds are fruit. Ripened | | | | keep them as moist as possible with regular watering. |
| on a vine, they're both sweet and savory when | | | | |