Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 5, Number 16

Dear Tomato Dirt reader,

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

Get Started with Composting

Best Tips for Growing Tomatoes

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FEATURE: Composting in the Fall for Healthy Tomatoes Next Season

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Composting in the Fall

• Capitalize on garden clean up. Collect your fall leaves to use in your compost pile, layering them with dead or dying flowers, spent tomato plants, grass clippings, and other garden debris as you tidy up the garden after the growing season. Alternate a layer of leaves to the compost pile with other organic material to prevent matting.
• Plan for winter. Whether your compost pile is new or established, reserve extra leaves in a separate pile or in a bag next to your compost bin. Use them during the winter as a brown layer in between “green” kitchen refuse.
• Monitor rain. Keep a tarp ready to spread over the pile during rainy spells to prevent the compost from becoming too soggy.
• Turn the pile. Don’t forget to turn your compost to let in air pockets during the autumn months.

… and get more helpful tips about composting on our Composting for Tomatoes Pinterest Board.

Tomato Growing Tip #16: Two Kinds of Compost Bins

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To Help You With Composting

Yimby (Yes In My Back Yard) Tumbler Composter, Black	Jobe's Organic Compost Starter 4-Pound Bag

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