Tomato

Tips for Growing Tomatoes

WP Greet Box icon

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, tomatoes are the most popular home-grown vegetable in the country. Here are some tips that will help you grow nice and juicy tomatoes.

1.) Room to Grow

While sowing the seeds make sure that they have enough room to grow. Congested conditions will affect their growth. Transplant when you see the first true leaves coming out and put them into 4″ pots about 2 weeks after that.

2.) Sufficient Light

For growing the seedlings into healthy fruit, you require either strong, direct sunlight or 14-18 hours of artificial lights. Choose a location that gets the most sunlight and if you are using grow lights then place the young plants only two inches away from the lights.

3.) Make them Sway

The steams of tomato plants become stronger when they move and sway. Use a fan to create the condition, leave it on for 5-10 minutes twice a day.

4.) Put them in Deep

Tomato plants can be buried all the way up to a few top leaves. The plant can grow roots all along its stems.

5.) Mulch at the Right Time

Mulching helps in conserveing water and preventing the soil and diseases associated with the soil from appearing on the plants, but if its done too early it will cool the soil by shading it. Using mulch made from plastic is a good idea because it conserves the heat which the tomatoes love.

6.) Remove Leaves from the Bottom

Take off the leaves from the bottom inch of the stem once your plant is 3 inches tall. Removing them is important because these leaves are usually the first to develop fungus problems. The use of compost tea to spray the plants also seems to be an effective way of preventing the occurrence of fungus diseases.

7.) Pinch and Prune

Suckers that develop in the crotch joint of two branches can be pruned because there are no tomatoes will grow there. But be careful in pruning the rest of the plant.

8.) Regularly Water the Plants

The plants should be watered regularly and deeply during their development. Plants can drop their blossoms and also their fruit if not properly watered.

Tomatoes are a brilliant source of Vitamin A and C as well many other nutrients. The fruit of determinate type tomatoes usually ripens at the same time. By pinching off the tips of the main stems in early summer you can get intermediate type tomatoes to give fruit early.


 Print This Post

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Các tin tức khác:

  • Growing Tomatoes in Your Own Garden

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Round, red, watery. Who can resist the guilty pleasure of having fresh, tasty tomatoes? Especially if they are coming from your own garden! It is not difficult to grow tomatoes on your own. Here

  • 10 Tips on Growing Tomatoes

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. There are more and more people growing tomatoes today, either for industrial or personal purposes. In fact, tomatoes are the most popular homegrown vegetable. It is due to two reasons: tomatoes are delicious, and

  • Here is another guide to growing tomatoes

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Tomatoes are one of the most used vegetables all over the world. They are very quick growing plants and are a favorite among most amateur gardeners. Once we understand the quirks and tricks of

  • Growing Tomatoes Upside Down

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. There is no secret method involve in growing the tomatoes up side down. You can just follow five quick steps and after some time, you will have red beautiful rich tomatoes in your garden. To

  • Start Your Tomato Growing Adventure

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Tomatoes, red, yummy and delicious form a very important ingredient of our day to day food. Growing tomatoes is considered as a very tough job by many. But, in reality it is one of

  • However to Care Tomato Plant as Superior

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. There are many factors that require to be viewed in the care from tomato plant : 1. Irrigating is when during plant growth fell to a long dry season (as needed). This is done

  • Tomato Growing- 3 Simple Tips to Increase The Yield of Luscious Fruit

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. It’s very common to see people who have got tired by tasting the tomatoes that are bought from the grocery store. If you are one among those people, it will be a great idea

  • Highly Effective Tomato Growing Tips Those Actually Work

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Most people with a backyard in their home, start gardening tomato, their favorite vegetable but without proper guidance they fail to attain much success so to help you, this article will throw light on

  • Pest Control at Tomato Growing

    Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. Agriculture has witnessed diverse changes in recent years. Employment of sophisticated tools can produce amplified productivity. Also use of organic manures can produce efficient retrieval of lost nutrients. In any crop cultivation, pest control