Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Tips for Beginner Tomato Gardeners (Myself included)

  • Tomatoes need lots of sun (Atleast 6 hrs)
  • Avoid over fertilizing
  • Avoid over watering
  • Don't plant too early, find out what zone your in and your last frost date (I am in Zone 5)
  • Plant them Deep
  • spray every 7 to 10 days or so with Daconil (for insects and deseases)
  • Use good support system (Cage or Stakes)
  • Grow Extra Seedlings, Just in case
  • Remember to Harden your plants
  • Feed the soil and the soil will feed the plant
  • Get a copy of the book "100 Heirloom Tomatoes for the American Garden" by Carolyn J. Male
  • If you prune, when you prune, practice rooting the cuttings. Its fun and comes in handy.
  • And finally, The fun is finding YOUR way

1 comment:

Rebecca said...

Sumilea...Thanks for looking at my blog. The tomatoes in the pic are: Kellogs Breakfast, Carmell, Goliath, Juanne Flamme, Principe Borgehese, JD's Early Texas Black, Black Krim, Aunt Gerties Gold, Chocolate cherry