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Me: hey clippings, just chill here for a week or so and grow soon roots...cool?! - Tomato clone: I’ll do you one better and grow a whole ass tomato in here mom! - - - - - - - - - - #tomatogardening #tomato #tomatoplant #suburbangardener #suburbangardening #growyourown #growyourowntomatoes #growyourownveggies #clones #thelittlehenleygarden

Pruning a tomato means removing unneeded growth tips from the plant. These growing tips are sometimes called shoots or suckers. Growth tips are the new growth–the small leafy-bud growth–located in the “V” or crotch between two stems. Pruning or pinching away new growth allows a tomato plant to concentrate its energy on the development of fruit rather than new foliage. Plant sugars used to make new growth are instead used to concentrate flavor and grow larger, healthier tomatoes. . . . ▶ Join the Rebellion ◀ . Follow @GardenActivist . #tomato #tomatogardening #tomatotips #vegetablegarden #growyourownvegetables #towergarden #vegetablegardening #gardeningtips #growyourownfood #mlm #foodgarden #instagarden #growyourownveggies #veggiegarden #lovetomatoes #iloveveggies #tomatoesfordays #tomatoes

Have you pruned your tomatoes yet? New blog post up about how and why you should! Link in profile! #pruningtomatoes #growingtomatoes #gardeningtips #vegetablegardening #tomatoes

Our tomato plants were really late putting fruit on this summer. This is the first one we’ve gotten to harvest! . Guess who got to enjoy it... . Our beloved chickens. Notice the big hole eaten out of it? Yep, they ate it through the chicken wire fence we put up to keep them out. . . . #brokenshovelfarm #tomatogardening #chickenslovetomatoes #reallifegardening

It’s WTF Wednesday!! This damage was done in ONE NIGHT by a nasty little cutworm!! Cutworms are very destructive caterpillars that can mow down young tomato plants in a matter of hours. Thankfully this plant was strong enough and established enough and is bouncing back, but some nearby seedlings were not as lucky. - So how to combat these pests —Bacillus Thuringiensis— commonly called “BT” is a naturally occurring (and organic!) bacteria that kills leaf eating caterpillar larvae when they ingest it. I actually found the caterpillar eating this plant and smashed it, then began a regimen of BT spraying on all my tomato plants. I haven’t had any damage since, nor have I seen any more cutworms. - I only use BT on my tomatoes and it should NEVER be sprayed on flowers or any other plants that you use to attract and feed butterflies. Although adult butterflies are not harmed by it, their larvae is! I’ve found it’s a very useful tool in controlling nasty cutworms, but it should still be used cautiously and correctly. - - - - - - - - - - #cutworm #gardenpests #organicpestcontrol #organicpesticide #tomatogardening #tomatoplant #gardeningtips #gardeningtools #organicgardening #organicgarden #suburbangarden #suburbangardening #californiagarden #zone9bgardening #zone9garden #zone9b #thelittlehenleygarden

GREEN - This plant is PACKED with green tomatoes that are taking forever to turn color in this heat! I’m (not so) patiently waiting... - - - - - - - - - - - #tomatoplant #tomatogardening #tomato #tomatoes #tomatolove #growsomething #growyourown #growyourownfood #growyourownveg #growyourowntomatoes #suburbangarden #suburbangardener #suburbangardening #urbangarden #containergardening #containergarden #gardeninginpots #smallspacegardening #zone9garden #zone9b #thelittlehenleygarden

300 Followers! - Thank you for following the adventures of #thelittlehenleygarden !!! - I love learning with and from all of you - - - - - - - #californiagarden #tomatogardening #heirloomtomatoes #zone9b #gardener #californiagardening #suburbangardening

Getting ready to interview Brad Gates of @wildboarfarms @riverterraceinn In Napa. Joe,my behind the scenes guy, is setting everything up! Wish me luck ... my biggest gardening celebrity yet on the podcast.. Flower Power Garden Hour! #gardenpodcast #podcast #flowerpowergardenhour #flowerpowergardenhourpodcast #tomatoes #tomatogenius #wildboarfarms #bradgates #tomato #tomatogardening

I'm always behind with putting up supports for my tomato plants. They grow so quickly once they're in the ground and next thing I know they’re sprawled all over the place. And this week I’m also a day behind with #toolsontuesday — it’s one of those weeks. This giant spool of twine is a very useful tool when it comes to wrangling tomato plants. I also used it to clip photos to for a family reunion party, and I’m thinking it would look good as a rustic gift wrap tie. I’m sure there are dozens of other uses… - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I have strong feelings about many of the tools I use. As a maker, these tools are almost as meaningful to me as the things I make. I created #toolsontuesday to keep up the practice of sharing stories about the tools we use and live with. On Tuesdays (usually!), I share one of my favorite tools. I hope you'll share yours in the comments — it feels good to honor these everyday objects.