When it comes to growing a healthy and productive vegetable garden, there’s one thing that plays a bigger role than almost anything else – and that something is fertilizing your plants on a regular basis! Whether you’re growing tomatoes, corn, cucumbers, peppers, squash, or leafy greens, vegetable plants need a steady supply of nutrients to …
Did you know that pruning the first early blossoms and small tomatoes off of your young tomato plants is one of the best ways to ensure a big summer harvest? It might feel a bit odd to take off the first flowers or even the first small green tomatoes that form on your plants, but …
Looking for the best way to water those young, newly planted tomato plants in your garden, raised beds or containers? Watering may seem like one of the simplest gardening tasks, but when it comes to young tomato plants, it can often be one of the most misunderstood and mishandled parts of the growing process. The …
Looking for a few simple tips to protect your tomato plants from blight this year? Tomato blight can wreak havoc on tomato plants and their yields. Unfortunately, once you start to see the damage, it’s often too late to stop it from killing the entire plant. A few spots on a single leaf can quickly spread …
Looking for a few of the best plants to grow near your tomatoes this year to help them stay healthy, pest-free – and give you your biggest harvest ever? One thing is for sure, if you want to grow stronger, healthier, and more productive tomato plants, planting a few companion plants near your tomato plants …
When it comes to planting tomatoes – there is one big mistake that stands far above all other miscues when it comes to getting your plants off to a fast start and keeping them healthy and productive – and do you ever need to avoid it! Unfortunately – many gardeners make it each and every …
When it comes to growing great healthy, strong, and most importantly, productive tomato plants – it all starts with avoiding 4 of the biggest and most common tomato planting mistakes many gardeners make when first putting their plants in the ground! The first few weeks of a tomato plant outdoors is vital to its long …
If you are looking for a secret weapon in your garden this year to help boost your tomato plants to better health and bigger yields – you need to plant marigolds right along with them! You might be surprised, but one of the best companion plants for tomatoes is the humble marigold. These vibrant annual …
Wondering how to re-energize, recharge and power up the tired, lifeless soil where your tomatoes grew last year – before you plant again this year? Tomato plants are notorious for depleting nutrients from the soil due to their high feeding needs. In fact, so much so, that if at all possible, it’s best to never …
If you want to make great homemade salsa from your garden, it all starts with growing the best type of tomatoes to give you the flavor, meatiness and texture you need. And with any or all of the three tomatoes featured in today’s article – that is exactly what you can do! So what makes …