I would like to know from you guys what is your best tip/trick to growing tomatoes? I've made the following video sharing what I've picked up over the years, but I would like get some fresh ideas to try in the future. Here's the video: [YOUTUBE]watch?v=WJ-lzyvoBzQ[/YOUTUBE]
Well Done! Seems as though you have covered all the basics. I have been growing tomatoes for many, many years. I guess I don't have any secret tricks or advice. I know they don't like being planted in the same spot year after year. We're at the mercy of the weather too, which can vary. They like it hot and sunny, that's for sure! "Only two things in life you can't buy- That's true love, and homegrown Tomatoes!!"
Crop rotation, that is something I forgot, and I do need to change up my locations more often with tomatoes. Thanks
Just a couple of tbsp. per plant worked around the base (not too close, about 6 inches from stem) stops blossom end rot and helps plant growth. Peppers eggplants and squash too benefit from it. You can also use as a foliar feed, add to water in spray bottle, spray leaves of plants.
Here's an idea you probably never heard of... Add some electricity to the soil surrounding your plants! :-D It has been observed over hundreds of years that lightning storms have a beneficial effect on plant life - making plants grow faster, larger, increasing yield, and gaming a more vibrant look after exposure to natural atmospheric electricity. Instead of waiting for the next thunderstorm, your can add some low-levels amounts of electricity into your garden, in the range of 1-5 volts and see some amazing improvements. For example, I have some friends growing tomatoes, and they have achieved gains of just over 50% in weight 2 seasons in a row, and for the indeterminate variety, they were able to start harvesting 3 weeks earlier than their non-electrified tomatoes. They were using 5 volts DC from an old cell phone charger.
Few ideal Tips for tomatoes plant Tomato plants must keep in light at least about 10 hours/day and must be in good air circulation are so that the plant gets enough air. Use root boosting nutrient to increase the number of roots. Which leads more tomatoes. Do not water regularly. Properly water plant soil so that you don't have to do that everyday. But remember do not keep soil dry or too much moisture. Use organic fertilizers. moderator's note: removed website link, see point 1.1 of usage rules
I've done a lot of trial and error over the years and the one thing I would agree with here is crop rotation. The second thing is space. The third, which always works for me is LOTS of worked in compost and fertilizer and lots of water. Even better is when your tomatoes get babied by a timed drip system that waters them right at the base. No overhead watering. I tend to love indeterminate types of tomatoes and I've never noticed a difference in harvest size when I remove suckering branches. I need to find a better way to trellis and stake my tomatoes because each year I try something different and the tops of my plants always get over 10 feet high and unmanageable. I did try some dwarf determinate yet full sized bearing types this year that I really loved- which solves that problem but the bearing all at once is sort of bleh. Unless you make a ton of sauce, who needs that? I like mine fresh.
Don`t know about crop rotation,,mine go into the same two rows year after year with no difference in harvest. Except for last year and that was because we had way too much rain. You might try pruning the growth tips and that would force more production into the lower branches.
Good tomato growing tips! I usually buy tomatoes that already starting to grow, and last year I had so many tomatoes I couldn't eat them all. My tomatoes were in the hot Southern sun all summer and they did great.
Hi there,,another Texan here. Excellent! I do the started plants too since they are cheap here in NE Texas. Seeds are a headache, and the nursery can grow them better than I can. And I get a head start.
