Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 14, Number 7

Dear Tomato Dirt reader,

Welcome back to Tomato Dirt! A couple times a month, we’ll send you this newsletter packed with tips about growing tomatoes and using them.

Create Your Own Seedling Bundle and SAVE

Want to save money – and choose your own vegetable and herb varieties?

The good folks at Burpee understand. They’re gardeners, too. And they have their favorite tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and herbs.

That’s why they’ve created their special Mix & Match offer. You can create your own custom 3-plant bundles of herbs and vegetables – and save money in the process.

Let’s say you want to grow Brandywine, Super Sweet 100 Tomatoes, and Sweet Emerald Giant Peppers. You can create your own bundle of those 3 varieties and purchase them at the bundle price!

Bundled plants come in multiples of 3. The more bundles you buy, the more you save. Buy two or more bundles and save an additional 20%. Check out the Mix & Match offer.

NEW! Check for tomato growing tips each day on our Facebook page

Here’s the dirt: Tomato Dirt’s long-standing Facebook page was recently hacked. For your safety and privacy, we closed it. But never fear! We’ve started a new page with good security.

You’re invited to like the page and get plenty of tomato growing tips. And please share the new page with other gardeners you know!

Hop on over to Facebook and click “Like” right now, while you’re thinking about it.

FEATURE: How To Buy Tomato Seedlings: A Gardener’s Guide

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If you’d like to grow tomatoes – but you may be intimidated or lack a lot of extra time – you can buy tomato seedlings and get your growing season off to a strong start.

Gardeners of all levels of experience buy tomato plants rather than starting tomatoes from seeds.

With a few extra tips, you can know what to look for when you head off to the garden center to pick out your fledgling tomato plants. But first, take a gander at the many advantages you’ll have when you start this year’s garden with seedlings in hand.

When you buy tomato seedlings, you get faster results. Seeds require time to germinate and grow into mature plants. But seedlings are established plants. You can … Keep reading …

Best Tips for Growing Tomatoes: Bestseller in 89 Countries

You’ll be able to diagnose pest and disease problems using step by step priceless information, illustrated with 260 full color photos.

Get the book and you’ll also get 6 free bonuses, including the Family Tomato Cookbook and a database of 1300 varieties of tomatoes. More details here.

Tomato Growing Tip: When to Buy Tomato Seedlings

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Get more tips for growing tomatoes on our Tomato Growing Tips Pinterest board.

FREE Small Space Gardener Planner for Tomato Dirt Readers!

The plans, available as downloadable PDFS, are based on square-foot gardening techniques. Each set offers five different plans including options for a small space herb garden, stir fry garden, Mediterranean veggie garden, salsa garden, and salad garden.

You can download the set that matches the size of your garden – either a 2x4 garden or 2x8 garden.

Check out the Small Space Garden Plans here.

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