9 Tomato Growing Tips (That Actually Work)
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Date: 2022-08-21
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Donna
Our soil up here is primarily sandy soil. When I put soil in my community garden bed, I use bagged mixes. It can be expensive; but, nothing grows in the native soil other than the native plants, like sagebrush, wild violets, and if I go further east, I can find cacti. Native grasses also grow pretty good. They are especially drought tolerant.
I have tried cloning my tomato plants; but, the cuttings all died. But, if I do not stake my plants and let them sprawl, they will sort of clone themselves.
I was just looking at the seed packets for the different tomato varieties and they all take about 80 days to mature. Of course, there is the volunteer plant that is growing in the bed. It has two tiny green tomatoes. I have one tomato plant that is growing in a fabric pot next to my garden bed that his one tiny green tomato on it. Since our first frost can come at the end of September to the first week in October, I don't think that I will have to worry about having too many tomatoes. I do like to dehydrate ripe tomatoes, though. They get crispy like potato chips and I can eat them just like that or I can crumble them up and put them in soup or stew. Dehydrated ripe tomatoes have the same flavor as sun-dried tomatoes.
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Our soil up here is primarily sandy soil. When I put soil in my community garden bed, I use bagged mixes. It can be expensive; but, nothing grows in the native soil other than the native plants, like sagebrush, wild violets, and if I go further east, I can find cacti. Native grasses also grow pretty good. They are especially drought tolerant.
I have tried cloning my tomato plants; but, the cuttings all died. But, if I do not stake my plants and let them sprawl, they will sort of clone themselves.
I was just looking at the seed packets for the different tomato varieties and they all take about 80 days to mature. Of course, there is the volunteer plant that is growing in the bed. It has two tiny green tomatoes. I have one tomato plant that is growing in a fabric pot next to my garden bed that his one tiny green tomato on it. Since our first frost can come at the end of September to the first week in October, I don't think that I will have to worry about having too many tomatoes. I do like to dehydrate ripe tomatoes, though. They get crispy like potato chips and I can eat them just like that or I can crumble them up and put them in soup or stew. Dehydrated ripe tomatoes have the same flavor as sun-dried tomatoes.
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Susan
Why would you pick your tomatoes green to try to ripen with an apple? Your fruit produce its flavonoids and other beneficial nutrients when it ripen on the vine. If you want your tomatoes to ripen sooner why not hang an Apple in a net bag next to your tomatoes on the vine?
I also understand that if you are to take a shovel and prune the roots around the bottom of a plant somewhere around 8 to 10 inches From the plant stem by just pushing the shovel into the soil and cutting the roots but not digging them up will fool the plant into thinking fall is here and that they should get their fruit ripened.
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Why would you pick your tomatoes green to try to ripen with an apple? Your fruit produce its flavonoids and other beneficial nutrients when it ripen on the vine. If you want your tomatoes to ripen sooner why not hang an Apple in a net bag next to your tomatoes on the vine?
I also understand that if you are to take a shovel and prune the roots around the bottom of a plant somewhere around 8 to 10 inches From the plant stem by just pushing the shovel into the soil and cutting the roots but not digging them up will fool the plant into thinking fall is here and that they should get their fruit ripened.
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H.
Can you guys show a setup for growing the indeterminate tomatoes single or double leaders? By that I mean the support structure you use to hang it from?
I tried it this year with those 6-8' canes and it just isn't strong enough to support the weight, or tall enough really since you have to bury a good portion of it to support. I'm trying to figure out what to build for next year, I want some kind of beam to go across with vertical supports. But idk whether I should use electrical conduit (which has been suggested to me) or using just lumber with treatment to last from weather.
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Can you guys show a setup for growing the indeterminate tomatoes single or double leaders? By that I mean the support structure you use to hang it from?
I tried it this year with those 6-8' canes and it just isn't strong enough to support the weight, or tall enough really since you have to bury a good portion of it to support. I'm trying to figure out what to build for next year, I want some kind of beam to go across with vertical supports. But idk whether I should use electrical conduit (which has been suggested to me) or using just lumber with treatment to last from weather.
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handmade
This year was one of my best tomato seasons. I used 10-10-10 and a big metal barrel of wood ash that I got from somebody that used a wood stove all winter. Early in the season, I cut off the lower branches but there was a quick growth spurt and all of the plants grew into monsters in a matter of days. I decided to withhold pruning and still have hundreds of tomatoes. The biggest problem is I am forced to share my huge lower tomatoes with the many chipmunks that live in the yard and Hank the woodchuck that lives under the shed.
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This year was one of my best tomato seasons. I used 10-10-10 and a big metal barrel of wood ash that I got from somebody that used a wood stove all winter. Early in the season, I cut off the lower branches but there was a quick growth spurt and all of the plants grew into monsters in a matter of days. I decided to withhold pruning and still have hundreds of tomatoes. The biggest problem is I am forced to share my huge lower tomatoes with the many chipmunks that live in the yard and Hank the woodchuck that lives under the shed.
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Dee
Years ago in California I always had a garden. The man across the street from us had a HUGE tree with enormous leaves. I would collect all the fallen leaves I could and dig them into the soil. I know it sounds like I m telling a tall tale but. I had the biggest and best tomatoes I ve ever seen. Not only were they huge but so sweet and delicious. Never bought fertilizer just used those pesky leaves. . Of course California is a great place to grow anything. I was a great gardener in the old days. Miss it.
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Years ago in California I always had a garden. The man across the street from us had a HUGE tree with enormous leaves. I would collect all the fallen leaves I could and dig them into the soil. I know it sounds like I m telling a tall tale but. I had the biggest and best tomatoes I ve ever seen. Not only were they huge but so sweet and delicious. Never bought fertilizer just used those pesky leaves. . Of course California is a great place to grow anything. I was a great gardener in the old days. Miss it.
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Coconut
This was my first year and I have to say I spent so much money just on buying the tomato plata from stores like lowes and Home Depot. Idk if it was the heat but everything would bloom and at first I didn t see any tomato s then on my cherry tomatoes they would bloom and stay yellow. Then I have one that is small and it stayed green. Never produced any fruit. My cucumbers would produce flowers and die. Idk could it be the Texas heat? I am so sad that my first try was a bust
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This was my first year and I have to say I spent so much money just on buying the tomato plata from stores like lowes and Home Depot. Idk if it was the heat but everything would bloom and at first I didn t see any tomato s then on my cherry tomatoes they would bloom and stay yellow. Then I have one that is small and it stayed green. Never produced any fruit. My cucumbers would produce flowers and die. Idk could it be the Texas heat? I am so sad that my first try was a bust
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Trial
I think the dry farming hack is also really great for creating new drought tolerant disease resistant varieties of all plants: If you sacrafice one or two growing seasons, of mass production, but manage to get one or two fruits each year of successive plants and save the seeds, genetically the next generation of plant will need less water because it managed to survive without water.
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I think the dry farming hack is also really great for creating new drought tolerant disease resistant varieties of all plants: If you sacrafice one or two growing seasons, of mass production, but manage to get one or two fruits each year of successive plants and save the seeds, genetically the next generation of plant will need less water because it managed to survive without water.
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jean
I did not garden this year but I have 2 beds of volunteer tomatoes. I get about a handful or two of tomatoes everyday. No fertilizer, no watering or pruning. I have a volunteer tomato that's probably a cross between sungold (only small tomato I had last year) and black krim taste and coloring, slightly sweeter. Holy cow was it good! Probably best tasting tomato I've ever had.
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I did not garden this year but I have 2 beds of volunteer tomatoes. I get about a handful or two of tomatoes everyday. No fertilizer, no watering or pruning. I have a volunteer tomato that's probably a cross between sungold (only small tomato I had last year) and black krim taste and coloring, slightly sweeter. Holy cow was it good! Probably best tasting tomato I've ever had.
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ROBYN
I water my tomatoes on drip for about an hour every 7-10 days in spring. It forces the roots down deep and the plants can sustain themselves for long periods of time but the time summer rolls around. I no longer get BER because once the plant is producing I have no need to water often and the threat of the plant wilting is almost non-existent. And no cracking either!
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I water my tomatoes on drip for about an hour every 7-10 days in spring. It forces the roots down deep and the plants can sustain themselves for long periods of time but the time summer rolls around. I no longer get BER because once the plant is producing I have no need to water often and the threat of the plant wilting is almost non-existent. And no cracking either!
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Natasha
Excess produce is a great way to get to know your neighbours I m not set up to do a lot of freezing or canning. Here in the South hemisphere it s almost time to start sowing indoors in our climate. I like sowing a little more than I need and give them to my neighbours. It s a bit like encouraging them to try growing their own food. (If they want to that is)
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Excess produce is a great way to get to know your neighbours I m not set up to do a lot of freezing or canning. Here in the South hemisphere it s almost time to start sowing indoors in our climate. I like sowing a little more than I need and give them to my neighbours. It s a bit like encouraging them to try growing their own food. (If they want to that is)
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Mr
I'm in Oregon, and we did almost no watering on our tomatoes this year. They're in clay, so they probably have access to a good amount of water, but I've only watered them when they looked like they needed it, which was maybe about two or three times. They're looking really good. Lots of fruits, and some pretty good sized ones too.
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I'm in Oregon, and we did almost no watering on our tomatoes this year. They're in clay, so they probably have access to a good amount of water, but I've only watered them when they looked like they needed it, which was maybe about two or three times. They're looking really good. Lots of fruits, and some pretty good sized ones too.
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Pina
Goodness! Italian born and raised raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada weather. Tomatoes are our staple and that's a small stash compared to what we are normally used to; ) Too bad we can't post pics. My first year at new location so no tomatoes but heck of a lot of Basil. Cannot do without Basil! Oh and parsley. basil and parsley.
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Goodness! Italian born and raised raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada weather. Tomatoes are our staple and that's a small stash compared to what we are normally used to; ) Too bad we can't post pics. My first year at new location so no tomatoes but heck of a lot of Basil. Cannot do without Basil! Oh and parsley. basil and parsley.
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Tannenbaumgirl
If the soil isn't warm enough yet in colder regions, there is still a good chance of a frost event that would kill the plant completely. Tomatoes really don't like day/night time temps lower than 45F, therefore, make sure outside temperatures are regularly above 55F or better before planting to avoid those risks.
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If the soil isn't warm enough yet in colder regions, there is still a good chance of a frost event that would kill the plant completely. Tomatoes really don't like day/night time temps lower than 45F, therefore, make sure outside temperatures are regularly above 55F or better before planting to avoid those risks.
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