Growing your own tomato plants is easy to do and a great way to enjoy fresh, organic tomatoes.

With over several tomato varieties, you have many choices to choose from.  For example, you may be interested in a smaller size of tomato like cherry tomatoes.  Or you may be interested in making your own sauces and salads in which case Early Girl tomatoes, Beefsteak tomatoes or Heirloom tomatoes may be the right ones for you.  Which ever variety you choose, you can be sure that you will have plenty of tomatoes to go around by the time the harvest comes around because of the ease of growing this plant. In fact, growing a vegetable garden can be a fun, rewarding and healthy project. In addition to tomatoes you should consider other vegetables such as cucumber, eggplant, squash, lettuce, cabbage, peppers, etc.

So … here are some helpful -time tested- tips to help your make your tomato vegetable gardening a success. More details can be found in our new -easy-to-follow- guide book: The Ultimate Guide To Growing BIG, JUICY Tomatoes At Home.

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  1. Tomatoes Require (Prefer) Warm Weather – First, you must understand that tomato plants cannot withstand frost.  So, planting tomato plants in an outdoor garden requires warm weather. The recommended temperatures for tomato plants are between 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and no cooler the 60 degrees Fahrenheit at night.  This means that, in most areas around the country, the ideal weather for growing tomatoes starts at the end of May.
  2. Don’t Plant Too Close – Tomato plants should not be planted too close together because they have roots that fill out underneath the soil and therefore need the room to grow.  Also, plants that are too close together can easily share pests and disease.  Planting them too close together can also inhibit the growth of the fruit because of too much shade from leaves.  Tomato plants should be place between 12 and 36 inches apart depending on their varieties.  Types of tomato plants that require to be grown on a trellis should be further part then their dwarf variety cousins.  Trellises or cages for larger tomato plant varieties offer support for the tomato vine and helps to keep the fruit off the ground.  Fruit that lies on the ground becomes rotten and therefore cuts down on the crop you are producing.
  3. Water Regularly – Tomato plants need to be watered on a regular basis
  4. Provide Plenty of Light – Tomato Plants love sunlight. They should receive at least 6 to 8 hours of either strong, direct sunlight a day or 14-18 hours under grow lights.  Place the young seedlings only a couple of inches from florescent grow lights or p them outside in the sunniest part of your vegetable plot.
  5. Aerate, Pinch and Prune – Tomato plants do well in soil that is moist and aerated and can also be pruned to help to enhance the harvest.  Prune your tomato plants is key to the health growth of your plants.
  6. Trim Your Plants – Try trimming one non-fruit bearing branch.  These are the branches without fruit or blossoms.  You can also trim some leaves so that the fruit gains access to more sunlight.  But be careful not to trim too many leaves since it is the leaves that will proved the fruit with the sugars to aid in its flavor.
  7. Remove Dead Leaves - Let your tomato plants groww to about 3′ tall and then simply remove the leaves from the bottom part of the stem (approximately below the 1′ mark). This is important because these are usually the first leaves to develop fungus problems. They get the least amount of sun and soil born pathogens can be unintentionally splashed up onto them. Spraying weekly with compost tea also seems to be effective at warding off fungus diseases. You should also consider using a tomato cage to keep plant of the ground.
  8. Energize Plant Growth – Trimming the suckers that grow in the joint of the branches will aid in the health and the growth of the plant as well.  Removing the suckers will remove the energy that the plant uses to grow them allowing the plant to gain more energy to grow a nice crop.
  9. Plant Them Deep - Plant your tomato plants deeper than they come in the pot.  In fact, plant them all the way up to the bases of the leaves. This is important because tomatoes are able to develop roots all along their stems. Simply, either dig a deeper hole or dig a shallow tunnel and lay the plant sideways. The plant will straighten up by itself and grow toward the sun.
  10. Let The Ground Warm Up – Before you mulch it, is imporatant that the ground has a chance to warm up – before you mulch your plants. Mulching conserve water and also prevents the soil and other diseases from getting on the plants. If you mulch too early it will likely shade and cool off the soil – this is not good for the plants.

Growing tomato plants in an outdoor garden is both simple and rewarding.  They are a hardy plant that can withstand the efforts of event he most inexperienced vegetable gardener.  Once you have tried a tomato from your own home grown garden, it will be hard to ever buy the fruit from the store again.

Growing Tomatoes Tips

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