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Here are two young tomato plants. They were started from seed at the same time and are

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as nearly alike as possible. These two plants are growing side by side and in the same soil,

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soil which is poor because it is deficient in plant food elements. However, to the soil

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in which the plant on your left is growing has been added a complete balanced plant food,

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vigoro. The soil in which the plant on the right is growing has not been supplemented

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with any plant food. Watch the plant on the left. See how early in its development the

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effects of a plentiful supply of nutrients become evident. The movements of the plants,

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you see, are caused not by the wind but by the normal growth which takes place during

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the daylight hours. The plants seem to relax during the night. As these tomato plants grow

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larger, they must be transplanted to larger containers. The same soil has been used in

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these tubs and balanced plant food added to the tub on the left. Notice the continued rapid growth

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and healthy green color of the well-fed tomato plant. Now the tomato plant which has received

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a complete diet is starting to blossom while its undernourished companion shows no signs at all of

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formation. See the phenomenal difference in size and appearance between these two plants.

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The unhealthy yellow color indicates this tomato plant is indeed on a near starvation

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diet. And while this plant is struggling for a mere existence, the well-nourished tomato

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plant goes on to bring forth a second and even third cluster of buds. Let's watch this cluster

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of blossoms grow and develop into tomatoes. A plentiful supply of mineral nutrients makes

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possible this healthy growth.

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This

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frightening process which actually takes days seems only a matter of seconds through time-lapse

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photography. And now ripe red juicy tomatoes rich in vitamins and minerals. Remember,

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proper feeding through the soil made this healthy tomato plant possible. You too must

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have the right kind of nourishment through the food you eat for good health.

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you