About this episode

Ken Lain shares techniques for forcing tomato and pepper plants to set fruit early and throughout the season.

What’s better than fresh juicy tomatoes and spicy peppers fresh from the garden? Mountain Gardener Ken Lain shares how to force tomato and pepper plants to set fruit early, and throughout, the season, so you’ll have a whole summer of tasty harvest! #WattersGardenCenter, #GardeningTips, #TheMountainGardener, #KenLain, #Tomatoes, #Peppers, #TomatoPepperFruits

People in this episode

Host: Ken Lain

Topics covered

• gardening
• tomato cultivation
• pepper cultivation
• harvesting
• seasonal gardening

Keywords

• fresh tomatoes
• spicy peppers
• gardening tips
• fruit setting
• summer harvest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Watters Garden Center

Products: Tomatoes, Peppers, TomatoPepperFruits

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