There's a very specific kind of joy in wandering out to the garden, picking a tomato straight off the vine and eating it right there, still warm from the sun. No washing, no waiting, no small talk with a checkout operator. Just you and the tomato. Getting to that point from a single seed takes a bit more than luck, though. Tomatoes are fussy things — susceptible to fungal disease, magnets for pests, and not shy about sulking if you get the basics wrong. The good news is the b
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