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Description: Tomato plants in July. One way to grow tomato plants, when space is limited, is to fill empty garbage cans with topsoil, with holes in the bottoms for drainage. A drip hose brings water. Metal supports with concentric circles help tomato plants grow upright. One benefit of the cans is that it is harder for creatures such as squirrels and chipmunks to eat the fruit since it is up off of the ground. In Summit, New Jersey.
Title: Tomato plants growing July 2013 in garbage cans
Credit: Own work
Author: Tomwsulcer
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