Everyone knows that Southerners

love their tomatoes!

Bright, juicy red ones

Fried Green ones

We use themIn Our Art

With SeafoodWarm off the vine

The tomato is as much a part of the Southern culture as beaches, festivals in

the park and humidity. Anyone who gardens strives to grow perfect

tomatoes. Only to be thwarted year after year by bad soil, bad weather and a bunch of bad bugs and diseases. Often the gardener In the northwest part of

Florida is lucky to harvest ten tomatoes a year! This course seeks to provide the

information needed to succeed in Growing Tomatoes in Northwest Florida.

We even write Books and make

movies about them

Navigating the Course

What are the Issues?The Soil is Sand and Clay

• Must be amended with natural composted materials

The Weather is too Rainy and Too Hot• Too much rain in spring • Too Hot in June, July and August

Numerous Pests Decimate the Plants or Fruit Before Harvest• Tomato Hornworm (photo)• Green Caterpillar

General Considerations

Growing Tomatoes: Try

These Gardening Tips

Staking Tomatoes

• This will have a video from YouTube embedded

Practicing What You Learned

• This screen will have a link to a test and a link to a garden design plan where learner can layout the planting bed