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First, choose your seeds. Every year, there are more delicious varieties of tomato to choose from.
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orget the wind rattling your windows and the snowflakes camped out on your doorstep. Spring is coming and it’s time to plant tomatoes — indoors. There are hundreds of varieties of the plump, juicy fruit (yes, tomatoes are fruit that masquerade as vegetables), says Rob Sproule of Salisbury Greenhouse. The pear-shaped Romas are lovely in salsas and pasta sauces, the burly Beefmaster makes a sandwich a feast, and the wee, Tumbling Toms in their yellow skins are great for snacking straight from the garden, says Sproule. Varieties created for container growing have a shorter maturation date, sometimes enabling gardeners to enjoy the fruits of their labour by June, says Sproule, whose latest book, Edible Container Gardening, is out this spring. From seed to harvest, Sproule offers a how-to guide on making your tomatoes the talk of the neighbourhood.
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Second, select a good quality soil and set up your indoor planting tray.
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