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If YOtere looking for‘ ways
to liven up your landscape„
bow about something delici-
ously different( Why not add
a dash Of flavor, as well as
--color--plant tomatoes!
When you stop to consider
tomatoes, Yon% find that
tbey're just as easy to grow
as flowers and are even More
versatile'. In fact, they offer
another important advan,
tageL—you 'can •always eat
what you plant, and with
food prices being what they
are that's an important con-
sideration.
Tomatoes can be planted
. in almost:Any-waYttnagillable_
and each will make an exquis-
ite decoration. You can plant,
them, vertically on trelli*,
fences or specially prepared
displays.
You can also site them
hori7nntally with otheL_eg-
etables or flowers to create
informal gardens, breaking
up solid areas of foliage and
trees with splashes of vibrant .
color, Or, you can plant them
as
borders around flower
beds or vegetable Patches.
In addition, tomatoes are
easy to grow in containers,
according to the Ortho hook,
"A11. About Tomatoes"—
. Which offers you the freedom
•te Change your landscape at
will. You can group them, to
brie,hten. up patio and pool,
-areas or to fill in empty cor-
ners of your lawn.
Line them up along drive-
ways and footpaths, use
them to flank entranceways,.
or move them back and forth
to satisfy all the needs of your I
landscape,.
11tor....sontething _different,
try planting them in window
boxes to brighten pp your
•vlew . of the outside. world.
Hanging :basketsof tomato
:plants eari be added to clam-
PiCte Your window.frame on
the sides.. '
I here are as many ways 10
decorate your landscapewith
• torriatoeS as there are tomato •
varieties. But whichever var-
iety and design you choose',
r•
Make sure that your land-
scape decorations remain
"fruitful" byyrevidiag them
with the hams required by
PlantS—light, Water, n4-
trierits, and the proper grow-
ing temperature.
- To remain bdth beautiful
and PrOdnetive, 11119St tomato
,
plants should receivehours
or continuous sunlight daily,
If Proper exposure 14 A PrOb-
' legi where you liVe, YOUr hest
• bet is to grow tomatoes in
. mobile Containers so they
, can follow the sun.
Watering should Lake place
regularly and the suonlv
es
' should be e.onsiftent, 114.34„. lett in the soil,
ever, keep in min
much water will drown the
plant roots, and too little can
cut off tomato production. _
Make' sure your growing
soil is loose enough to permit
rapid drainage after water-
ing, so that enough air will he
After enjoying the beauty
of tomatoes in your garden,
you'll be able to enjoy the
beauty of their taste on. your
salad. And, If you've given
your Plants all that they re-
quire, you'll have a healthy,
robust and juicy vegetable
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