Secrets To Growing Plump Tomatoes |
This easy 10-step process will transform you from a beginner to a master organic gardener all while producing a juicy, ripe crop that will be perfect for summer salads and fresh sauces. Follow these steps for your best harvest yet.
1. Choose A Bright, Airy Spot![]() Plant tomatoes-leaving room between plants for air to circulate-where they will get at least 10 hours of light per day during the summer season. 2. Rotate The Crop![]() The key to keeping a rich vegetable patch is to alternate your tomato bed between a few spots in the garden to diminish the risk of soil-borne diseases such as bacterial spot and early blight. 3. Pass Up Overgrown Transplants![]() When deciding which tomato varieties grow best, beware of tomato seedlings with lush green starts but poor root systems. They will languish for weeks before growing. 4. Bury The Stems![]() Plant your tomato seedlings up to the first true leaves. New roots will quickly sprout on the stems and more roots mean more fruits. 5. Water Deeply By Infrequently![]() Soak your tomato bed once a week, or every five days at the height of summer. Water directly on the soil, not on the leaves. 6. Pinch The Runts![]() Prune off the non-fruiting branches and it will direct the tomato plant's energy into growing bigger, better fruit. 7. Stake Them High![]() When growing tomatoes, use 6-foot stakes for indeterminate varieties like Brandywine. Put in the stakes when transplanting to avoid damaging roots. 8. Add Compost And Trim![]() While the first fruit is ripening, encourage new growth and continued fruit by scratching compost around the stem and trimming some of the upper leaves. 9. Plant Again![]() Three weeks after you plant tomatoes in your garden, put in another set so all of your harvest doesn't come at once. 10. Pick Ripe![]() Harvest and enjoy your growing tomatoes once they've reached full size and are fully colored. You may need:Heirloom tomatoesOrganic tomato «Americke pyramidni»Organic tomato «Boondocks»Organic tomato «Chocolate stripes»«Brandywine, Sudduth's» - Organic Tomato Seeds |
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