This class is offered at a cost of $35, and registration begins December 20th. Register online to reserve your spot.
We schedule 2-3 classes in March of every year, and the following upcoming dates have been selected:
- March 8, Saturday, 3:30-5pm
- March 15, Saturday, 9:30am-11am
You will receive instructions plus a notebook with all handouts and slides, and a 1-gallon heirloom tomato to nurture until it’s safe to plant outside.
Martin Garden Center begins receiving thousands of tomato starts in 2″ pots available ~April 1st. Although we may have tomato plants available, we advise our customers to only plant tomatoes outside AFTER nighttime temperatures exceed 50F. But, if you buy your plants early and pot them up to 1 or 2-gallon pots, you will jumpstart your tomato production.
We will talk about everything from variety options, hybrid vs heirloom, determinate vs. non-determinate, staking, transplanting, pruning, harvesting and basic preserving! We will discuss common problems gardeners face with tomatoes in our region and how to resolve them. We will also talk about fertilizing your tomatoes to maximize production. And, finally, we will show you the most appropriate way to trim your tomato to maximize production.
Come learn a few tricks and have your best tomato season yet!
Online Registration begins December 20th.