If you plant tomatoes in late April or early May, February is the month for you to be planning your tomato strategy and then start planting tomato seeds indoors. We talk strategy as well as good tomato varieties worth trying in 2021. 
Are you still attempting to decipher all that tomato terminology in the seed catalogs? We’ve got the help you need! 
Heavy winds and wild weather has buffeted most of the country the past few weeks. We talk with an arborist who has tips to help you to determine how well your trees will withstand the next windstorm.

It’s Episode 74 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, our tomato preview edition, Part 1.  And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!

Pictured:
Tomato plants. Too many!

Links:
All-American Tomato Selections Winners
Farmer Fred Rant: Trees vs. Storms
Farmer Fred Rant: Tips for Starting Tomato, Pepper Seeds
What is a "Schmoo"?
Tomato varieties mentioned in the Tomato Preview (Part 1):
Early Girl
Big Beef
Better Boy
Champion
the Chef’s Choice series
Gardener’s Delight
Orange Oxheart
Carmello

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