Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 11, Number 19

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.

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FEATURE: When It Gets Cold, Do This One Thing to Protect Tomatoes

Cold temperatures can damage or destroy your tomato plants. Protecting tomatoes from frost and freezing is important to having healthy crop – both at the beginning of the season and at the end.

The best step you can take to protect your tomatoes from cold is to pay attention to the weather forecast.

It sounds so simple, but it is an important point. If you stay aware of temperatures and take precautions, you can enjoy a longer harvest.

There’s a difference between a frost and a freeze. When you hear a frost or freeze warning, take appropriate steps to protect your plants …

Read more about protecting tomatoes from frost and freezing … and be sure to check out more ways to protect tomatoes on our Tomatoes and Frost Pinterest board.

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Make Your Own Compost This Fall

And you don’t need to pay top dollar for this amazing soil enricher. You can create your own compost right in your backyard using simple kitchen and garden refuse.

The best way to do that is by using a compost bin.

Building and maintaining a compost pile is the surest, easiest way to become a better gardener. And it’s great for the environment.

Not only will you be producing the best possible food for your garden, but by watching leaves, eggshells, orange rinds, and grass clippings become transformed into rich compost filled with earthworms and other soil creatures, you'll help re-use resources that you might otherwise throw away. Check out dozens of different kinds of compost bin models offered to Tomato Dirt readers from our friends at Gardener’s Supply – and choose the one that works best for you.

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