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Summer Tomato Tips

Summertime heat can be hard on tomato plants. Alainia Hagerty from tomatobaby.com gives some pointers on how to keep your tomatoes going all summer long. The heat makes it hard for tomatoes to be pollinated. She shows a way to help pollinate the flowers. She also talks about fungicide sprays. Also, hornworms are a problem because they have a voracious appetite for tomato leaves. She also talks about fertilization, blossom end rot, and tomato cracking.

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