If there is one task that gardeners often worry about more than any other in late winter, it’s trying to figure out when to start their tomato plants indoors from seed at just at the right time! Unfortunately, if you start your seeds indoors too early, it can create all kinds of issues. There is …
How do you know when it’s the right time to pick the tomatoes growing on your tomato plants? Believe it or not, there is a bit of an art to knowing when to pluck tomatoes from your plants. And doing so correctly can pay big dividends for both you and your tomato harvest. Not only …
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 …