by number406 » Wed Feb 22, 2023 5:54 am
Most people with a small garden tend to include tomatoes in the garden. Believe it or not, tomatoes are not the easiest to grow, and there is so much that can go wrong.
I start my tomatoes in the greenhouse. Most tomato seeds will germinate without 10 days. Some will even germinate in a week.
Once the seeds have germinates, water sparingly. It's better to underwater than to over-water.
Tomato plants cannot take frost, so if it's still freezing at night, take the plants inside or have heat in your greenhouse.
Once you're ready to plant outdoors, dig a deep hole for each tomato plant and plant it so that the first set of leaves is just below the soil.
Planting them deep has two advantages:
1) They will get more roots and will become stronger. Roots will grow out of the stem part that is below the soil.
2) They will need less water, since they are planted deep, is stays moist deep down.
Tomatoes need to be supported. You don't want the plant to fall over because the leaves should never touch the soil, it promotes blight.
You can use stakes or cages. I find neither to be ideal but I prefer cages. The bigger the cage, the better.
Most people with a small garden tend to include tomatoes in the garden. Believe it or not, tomatoes are not the easiest to grow, and there is so much that can go wrong.
I start my tomatoes in the greenhouse. Most tomato seeds will germinate without 10 days. Some will even germinate in a week.
Once the seeds have germinates, water sparingly. It's better to underwater than to over-water.
Tomato plants cannot take frost, so if it's still freezing at night, take the plants inside or have heat in your greenhouse.
Once you're ready to plant outdoors, dig a deep hole for each tomato plant and plant it so that the first set of leaves is just below the soil.
Planting them deep has two advantages:
1) They will get more roots and will become stronger. Roots will grow out of the stem part that is below the soil.
2) They will need less water, since they are planted deep, is stays moist deep down.
Tomatoes need to be supported. You don't want the plant to fall over because the leaves should never touch the soil, it promotes blight.
You can use stakes or cages. I find neither to be ideal but I prefer cages. The bigger the cage, the better.