Looking for a simple solution to make the tomatoes on your plants ripen faster? The good news is that you don’t have to simply wait and hope. In fact, with a few simple growing techniques, you can help your tomato plants put more energy into ripening fruit and enjoy your first harvest much sooner. There …
Looking to boost your young, newly planted tomato plants and get them off and growing fast? Whether you grow tomato plants in a traditional garden setting, raised beds, or in 5 gallon buckets, containers or tomato bags, the first six to eight weeks of their life outdoors is critical to their long term success. It …
Did you know that there are some vegetables and herb that you should never plant near your tomato plants in the garden? Unfortunately, while gardeners often focus on sunlight, watering, and fertilizer, many forget one important factor that can make a huge difference in how well tomato plants perform – companion planting. Some plants help …
If there is one topic that seems to confuse gardeners the most when it comes to growing tomatoes, it is knowing the difference between determinate vs. indeterminate tomatoes, and which one is the best to grow for their garden. It usually leads to a whole slew of questions. Is a determinate better to grow than …
One of the biggest secrets to growing big, healthy, and productive tomatoes is knowing how and when to fertilize your plants. Tomato plants are heavy feeders from the soil. And unfortunately, no matter how rich and fertile your soil might be, they can quickly deplete it’s nutrients. That is why fertilizing plays a vital role …
When growing heirloom tomatoes, gardeners need to prepare themselves for a bit of an explosion. As in an explosion of flavor! Heirloom tomatoes have taken the vegetable gardening world by storm over the last decade. Old-time varieties, once phased out in favor of more “standardized” commercial tomatoes, are now being rediscovered and grown again. Growing …