Tomato Dirt Newsletter
Volume 13, Number 21

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.

Start a Compost Bin (or Add to Yours) 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.

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 Compost Tomato Plants

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Can you compost tomato plants?

The short answer: yes.

Tomato plants are a great addition to your compost pile.

They provide valuable organic material that can decompose and enrich your compost.

But there are a few tips you need to know before you pull out the spent tomato plants in your garden and toss them onto the compost heap or into the refuse bin.

To compost tomato plants, follow these helpful steps.

First, as you move through your tomato patch at the end of the season ...

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Tomato Growing Tip: What Tomatoes NOT to Compost

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End of Season Sale: Up to 60% Off

Our good friends at Gardener’s Supply are cleaning out their garden shed inventory with clearance items in their Gardening Outlet, Kitchen & Home Outlet, Indoor/Outdoor Living Outlet, and even Clothing & Footwear Outlet.

You can get up to 50% off on garden supplies, kitchen and home, pots and planters, tools, gifts, trellises, raised beds … and more.

It’s a great time to restock your supplies or replace your tools. Browse here .

You might even find some gifts to purchase for the upcoming holiday season!

The clearance outlet stock changes from day to day as items are added. Check now and check back later, too. Browse the deals!

More Composting Tips

That’s it for now. More next time.

Until then, happy gardening!