Even after years of growing slicing, paste, and other tomatoes on our homestead, I’ve still had the most success growing tiny cherry tomatoes in our garden. But growing them in the ground has not been as successful as in containers, so this year, I’m returning to growing cherry tomatoes...
Growing great tomatoes doesn’t happen just by putting a few plants into the ground and turning on the hose. But anyone can mastergrowing great tomatoesby following a few simple dos and don’ts. In the world ofvegetable gardening, there is nothing quite like the taste of fresh home grown ...
Renee said:“I have great luck planting my tomatoes in 5 gal buckets. Only 1 plant per bucket. Put holes 1 inch from the bottom on the sides of the bucket for drainage. Put about one inch of large gravel in the bottom of the bucket and then fill with 1/3 black cow, potting soil ...
My first trays got started in early February — tomatoes, brave onions, and hopeful peppers (peppers are picky– they want their native heat and moisture to germinate). At first I despaired of success. But then I found my old friend, the plate warmer given as a wedding present by a love...
Remove the whole plant and throw it in the garbage. Sterilize containers and don’t use them again for one season. Blossom End Rot Blossom end rot usually indicates a calcium deficiency along with inconsistent watering. If you’ve grown tomatoes through a dry period and not watered sufficiently...
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The Dutch Bucket is an efficient drip irrigation system and is extremely suitable for larger, long-term crops such as vine tomatoes, peppers , cucumbers and even roses. You can use just about any type of growing media, including expanded clay pellets, perlite, and ...
In small spaces, do not forget about growing upward. You can buy or build a lightweight, ladder-like structure for your plants to grow up. Plants that grow up nicely are peas, beans, cucumbers and tomatoes. Another way to use a small space is to grow down in hanging baskets. If your...
I’d guess that it’s one of the first vegetables that new gardeners go for, even if only in a couple of buckets. Digging for potatoes, however, is less popular, especially among those of us with bad backs. In fact, I gave up growing them altogether at one point, purely because I ...