How to Get the Best Harvest from Your Tomato Plants
You can start your own plants indoors from seed by following theseinstructions on growing tomatoes from seed, or you can purchase starter plants from a nursery. More and more garden centers are growing these unique small tomato plants, so they shouldn’t be too challenging to find. I’ve als...
Should you water tomato plants every day? I don't water my plants every day unless the temperature gets above 90 degrees or they start to look wilty. Instead, I deeply water the soil every 3-4 days (more often when it is warmer, less often if cloudy or cool). This helps encourage d...
Learn how pruning tomato plants can maximize the number, size, and flavor of your tomatoes. How to pinch suckers. When to prune side stems and roots of tomato plants.
Learn more about tomato diseases and disordersandavoid blight with the right tomato. Tips on Sowing Tomatoes Many beginner gardeners start their tomatoes from small plants purchased through an online catalog or at a garden center. If it’s after your frost date, it’s too late to sow tomatoes...
Just because you don’t have a regular garden doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy growing heirloom tomato plants. They grow well in containers. While these are 5 of the top choices, each gardener has their personal favorite. Over time, you’ll find the ones you love the most....
Talking to plants makes them grow, especially if you ‘re a woman ,according to an experiment by the Ryal Horticultural Society(RHS皇家园艺学会).Women gardeners’ voices speed up growth of tomato plants much more than men’s, it found.In an experiment that ran over a month, they found tha...
the yields from grafted tomato plants with those he grew himself from seed. Having been deeply disappointed with his grafted plants when they first arrived, they’ve quickly stormed ahead to become impressive specimens. With plenty of experience to share, Tony’s engaging style is really watchable...
If you start tomato seeds in open flats, you’ll need to split plants after they germinate and separate their root systems, which stresses new tomato seedlings. Transplanting is much easier when each sprout is contained in its own cell or cup. Seed cell trays are ideal and can be re-used...
Determinate Tomato Plants Determinate, or bush, tomato plants are bred for compactness. The plants stop growing when the terminal fruit ripens. The rest of the tomatoes ripen and the plant dies. Celebrity is a type that bears large, firm tomatoes on strong plants. It is resistant to Alternaria...