Grow an awesome Tomato Patch
There really isn’t much to growing tomatoes, you just have to know the basic in order to have a great tomato patch that is the envy of your entire neighborhood this growing season. Here are the basics.
1. Get the right soil: Organic tomatoes are the better ones to grow and they taste better as well. They are higher in nutrients too. Mix about two gallons of compost into each hole that you are planting your tomatoes plants into or the same process if you are using seeds as well. The best compost to use is fresh grass clippings. They contain the nutrients your tomato plants crave. And it helps release the necessary components into the soil much quicker as well.
2. Get that soil warm: Tomato plants tend to grow a lot faster, especially from seed when the ground is warm. Never plant tomatoes in the early parts of the year when the ground is still cold, mainly because they won’t grow and you can end up killing the plant or the seeds germination time.
3. Add some support: If you get your tomato plants and stalks up off the ground you can help them produce more fruits. If they touch the ground you end up possibly gaining some insects on the plant as well and could end up rotting the fruits too. Make sure your plants have a sturdy trellis or a wire cage, which many are rather inexpensive; to help your tomatoes plants “branches” produce rather wonderful fruits this growing season. Place some of the grass clippings around the base of the tomato plant to keep grass from growing underneath the plant as well.
January 27th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Garden Harvest Supply has a good supply of potted heirloom tomato plants and also a wide selection of tomato cages and plant supports. http://www.gardenharvestsupply.com/home/