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When I plant my pepper,tomato,cucumber, squash, cabbage,pumpkin plants I use a section of drainage tile about 4-5" tall to place around each plant this will protect from rabbits, I leave it in place all growing season and fill with water when they need to be watered instead of running a sprinkler and wasting water.
 Tomatoes need calcium to achieve their full flavor potential, and calcium is often greatly lacking in our soils. 95% of a dry eggshell is calcium carbonate. When planting your tomato plants crush up (to powder) about 4 or 5 egg shells and put them in the bottom of the hole. Then plant your tomato on top. They will provide calcium and prevent blossom end rot.
 Sprinkle Baking Soda on Cabbages ,broccoli and Cauliflower plants to Thwart Caterpillars If those small green cabbage worms have been making Swiss cheese of your cabbage, broccoli, and kale plants, try this trick!

 Don't forget to pinch off the flowers and fruits of small tomato & pepper plants until they are mature enough to bare fruits & veggies. Let pepper plants get at least 20" & tomatoe's 26". Once the plant begins to flower most of the nutrients shift to growing fruit and plant growth slows. By "pinching" you insure healthier mature plants that have a larger bounty.
 This is the BEST Weed Spray.  Worked better than Round Up & killed the weeds/stray grass on first application. One gallon of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, 1/2 c table salt, 1 tsp Dawn. Mix and pour into a smaller spray bottle.
Bury the stems.
Plant your tomato seedlings up to the first true leaves. New roots will quickly sprout on the stems. More roots means more fruits.Three weeks after you plant tomatoes in your garden, put in another set so all of your harvest doesn't come at once.
Save your eggshells and place them around the base of your Hosta's.  This will help with slug control.
When planting your pepper plants be sure do drop in the planting hole a couple match sticks they love sulfur! I have also Follow-up with a foliage spray of 1 tbsp per gallon of water when the plants start to flower and again when the young fruits start to form. Try it on a few plants and see if you can tell the difference as the season goes along.I have had amazing harvests when I do this.