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 …
Thinking about starting your own tomato plants from seeds indoors this year but unsure of what all you’ll need – and just as importantly, when you will need to start them? As it turns out, it’s actually surprisingly easy to grow great tomato transplants from seed. Not only does the process require little time or …
If you’re looking for a way to ripen those lingering green tomatoes from your late-season plants without keeping the plants in the ground – believe it or not, there is an easy and fast solution! As summer winds down, tomato plants tend to lose their vitality. The once lush, productive plants that were brimming with …
Are your tomato plants starting to show signs of blight – and are you wondering if there is anything you can do to save your crop? Or to keep it from ruining your tomato harvest in the future as well? Tomato blight is an issue that all too many gardeners have to face at one …
One of the biggest keys to successfully growing healthy tomato plants is proper watering, but more times than not the problem with tomatoes is that they get too much moisture – which is exactly why it’s so important to avoid overwatering your plants! Tomatoes themselves are made up of 95% water. But it’s not just …
Looking for the best way to get those green tomatoes on your tomato plants to finally start to ripen to the perfect shade of red, yellow or orange? One of the most frustrating things of all for gardeners is waiting for their tomatoes to ripen. Not only can it seem to take forever for their …