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How to Grow Spaghetti
OK, maybe
not spaghetti, but how about a garden-fresh tomato sauce? You can grow
the primary ingredients in a single container. It's fun, it's easy
and you get that unbeatable homegrown satisfaction. Cook up a batch
for your friends and family as a clever gift idea. Even if you're not
a fan of spaghetti sauce, these simple instructions show you how to
grow the essential herbs for most Italian cooking. Enjoy!
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Start
With Tomatoes
Plant
2 to 3 Roma or Mama Mia tomato plants in the center of a large container
filled with Navlet's Potting Soil, amended with GreenAll Sure Start. |
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Prepare
Your Future Tomato Plants
Place
5' Bosmere spiral stakes next to each plant and secure the stakes
together at the top to form a "tee pee". This will allow
the tomato plants to climb up the stakes. |
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Plant
Your Herbs
Plant
3 to 4 Oregano and 3 to 4 Basil plants in a ring around the tomatoes.
Soak the soil with a mix of Transplant Starter and water. |
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Water
Water
daily until your plants are well established. Grow your "spaghetti" in
full sun and pinch back Basil flowers to promote foliage. Then
pick your tomatoes and herbs, cook, and enjoy! |
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