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that grow best are planted in the first year,” he observes. However, like most of us, his garden space is limited. He’s grown in the same beds for 32 years and works hard to build his soil. Every year, he digs 2 feet down, removes the soil and mixes nutrients and compost into it. Just as farmers do, he has his soil tested periodically and makes sure that key elements are balanced. After he plants, he adds 6 inches of compost to the soil’s surface. “Digging those holes is good for the triceps,” he notes. Gardeners in Sacramento are advised to plant tomatoes in late April or early May, when the soil warms up and there is less wind. Frichette can’t wait that long. He plants his tomatoes in bottomless 5-gallon buckets that help protect the young plants from “critters and wind.” He sometimes plants as early as late February. This year, he did most of his planting in March. Frichette now uses a drip system to water the tomatoes, but for years he poured 2 gallons of water into each tomato’s bucket every three days, for
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a total of two inches of water a week. He’s experimenting with “fertilating” this year, applying fertilizer through the drip lines. He adds a balanced granular fertilizer when the tomatoes are planted and sprays liquid fertilizer on the foliage every few weeks throughout the season. While Frichette wants leafy, vigorous plants, he doesn’t worry when lower leaves die off later in the season. “The plant doesn’t need them for photosynthesis anymore,” he says. The best tomatoes are harvested when they are ripe. Frichette harvests by feel, not by color. He gives each tomato a gentle squeeze. If it gives slightly, it’s ready. Last year, Frichette gave tomatoes to 178 different people. These lucky people agree that Mr. Tomato’s opinions are backed up by results. Anita Clevenger is a Sacramento County Lifetime Master Gardener. For answers to gardening questions, call 875-6913 or go to ucanr.edu/sites/ sacmg n
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