Comments on: Planting tomatoes for early and healthy harvest from PTL https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/ Everyone has a garden story, I'd love to tell yours Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:52:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.1 By: Doug Oster https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/#comment-11 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 16:52:50 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=281#comment-11 In reply to Nicole.

Hi Nicole,

Any insecticidal soap will work on controlling soft bodied, sucking insects like aphids, spider mites or whiteflies. The spray needs to cover the pest to be effective. Hope that helps.

Doug

]]> By: Nicole https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/#comment-10 Sun, 21 Jun 2020 21:53:14 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=281#comment-10 Hi Doug,
Do you have an insecticidal soap that you use to keep insects at bay?

]]> By: Doug Oster https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/#comment-8 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 23:57:19 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=281#comment-8 In reply to Allyson.

Allyson, I’m so sorry, I’m just seeing this. It’s called Grow from Espoma and it’s easy to find locally at nurseries.

]]> By: Allyson https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/#comment-6 Mon, 25 May 2020 22:06:16 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=281#comment-6 what is the name of the Grow fertilizer you recommend for plants?
Thank you

]]> By: Doug Oster https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/#comment-5 Sat, 23 May 2020 02:58:39 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=281#comment-5 In reply to Kathie.

Hi Kathie,

Yes, in the veggie garden I use straw, but you can use anything you want. I like straw in that garden, but grass clippings, shredded leaves and other mulches would work too. Thanks for watching!

]]> By: Kathie https://dougoster.com/planting-tomatoes-for-early-and-healthy-harvest-from-ptl/#comment-4 Fri, 22 May 2020 16:32:15 +0000 http://dougoster.wpengine.com/?p=281#comment-4 I watched today’s show on tomato planting and I have a question… you were talking about mulching the tomatoes and it looks like straw. Is that straw that you put around them?

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