As tomato growers, we’re quite alike in some of our thoughts. Well before it’s harvest time, our mind starts flooding with all kinds of sauces, soups, and salsa recipes to preserve our ripe stash of tomatoes. One of the most popular ways to preserve tomatoes (and probably the yummiest way) is to make sauces. True …
Are you getting plenty of flowers on your tomato vines but no fruits? You’re not alone – many tomato growers have the same complaint. It is understandably heartbreaking to see your tomato plants flowing but not producing any tomatoes after all those months of care and love you have given to the crop. If your …
Whether you’re growing tomato for salads, soups, salsas, or homemade sauces, one thing’s for sure – you want a bigger tomato harvest! Not everyone has the luxury of an endless, fertile field where they can grow rows of vines and walk around filling their basket with fresh tomatoes to make salsa. Many of us have …
Nothing beats the taste of the fresh, juicy tomatoes eaten straight off the vines! It’s also one of the easiest vegetables to grow. This is exactly why almost every vegetable gardener grows this vegetable. However, despite being easy to grow, there are many tomato plant diseases and treatments available. As a gardener, these are the …
You lovingly start tomatoes from seeds. You tend to the plants carefully transplanting them on. You check every day and pinch out the suckers. Then you notice the leaves are curling up? You did everything but now this!! What is wrong, is this a sign of disease? Did you do something wrong? Why are my …
We all love our plants, especially those that bring juicy, fresh vegetables to our table. Discovering your tomato plant leaves turning yellow can be a daunting sight. A few yellow leaves on the plant are natural and shouldn’t be a matter of concern, but too many of these should raise a red flag. It’s commonly …
Watering your plants correctly is one of the most difficult gardening tasks, but it is critical to their health. Usually, gardeners are worried about their plants being under-watered, the truth is that it’s just as easy to over-water and drown your plants. The answer to the question of how often to water container vegetables is …
A major aspect of tomato growing is how to support tomato plants. Tomato plants tend to droop all over the place if left to grow at their will. However, as an avid gardener, it’s your job not to let the tomato crop conquer your territory; support tomato plants well for organized and efficient use of …
I remember excitedly showing my friend my gardening skills. Here is my tomato plant… The tomatoes were small bushes with hardly any tomatoes on. I remember him saying did you “pinch out tomato plants”. “Did I do what?” was my response! The taste of homegrown tomatoes cannot be beaten. Tomatoes do however need a little …
Harvesting baskets of ripe, juicy tomatoes are the ultimate goal when you plant a tomato crop. To make the most out of your crop and to ensure a successful harvest, you need to understand a little about their requirements, especially their watering and feeding preferences. In this article, I will explain how to feed tomatoes so …
