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Nantucket Farmer Shares Favorite Tomato Varieties and Planting Tips

The Local Food Report

English - May 29, 2014 18:43 - 5 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Now is the time to get your tomato seedlings in the ground. This week on the Local Food Report, Elspeth Hay talks with Bartlett's Farm vegetable production manager Andrew Spollett, who grows over 15 acres of tomatoes for the farm. They discuss his favorite varieties and how to take good care of tomato plants once they're in the ground.

For a complete list of the varieties mentioned in the piece, you can visit Elspeth's blog, Diary of a Locavore.

Now is the time to get your tomato seedlings in the ground. This week on the Local Food Report, Elspeth Hay talks with Bartlett’s Farm vegetable production manager Andrew Spollett, who grows over 15 acres of tomatoes for the farm. They discuss  his favorite varieties and how to take good care of tomato plants once they’re in the ground.


For a complete list of the varieties mentioned in the piece, you can visit Elspeth’s blog, Diary of a Locavore.