Above 90 degrees, they become hot and want to take a dip into the cooling waters.īest Varieties to Grow – Hundreds or more tomatoes consistently come off cherry type plants like Sweet 100, Yellow Pear, and Red Cherry vines. Keep the temperature above 60 degrees, or they want to go inside until warm again. Lastly, tomatoes are like a sunbather on a tropical Cancun beach. Likewise, early exposure to wind weakens and destroys small plants. While tomatoes love the sun, new seedlings can be scorched by too much, slowly acclimate them to sunny growing conditions. That’s the beauty of containers they can be relocated when more sun is required. Tomatoes grow best with 6+ hours of sun per day, and more is better. The same feeding program grows remarkable peppers, squash, cucumbers, and pumpkins. The water-soluble Flower Power is added to your plants irrigation regiment every 2 weeks. Use the pelletized Vegetable Food every 6 weeks for consistency, but they still enjoy snacks between meals. Indulge them, and you’re rewarded with pounds of fresh tomatoes. Watters 6-4-4-7 Vegetable Food is equivalent to a large steak and potato meal, with Flower Power the Snickers Bar in plant terms. Tomato plants enjoy a decadent meal with lots of snacks between. The mycorrhizal fungi increase root formation on all vegetable plants. The mycorrhizal infused polymers swell into moisture-rich gelatin that holds 200x it’s weight in water. This reduces blight and fungus issues.Īqua Boost Crystals really take the edge off tomatoes. Water the soil without splashing the foliage when possible. Hydrate plants before the heat of the day when plants use water more efficiently. Inconsistent moisture causes exploding, cracking, and splitting skins. Each root hair on the buried stem turns into roots creating a more vigorous, productive plant through summer.Ĭonsistent soil moisture is the key to sweet tomatoes ripe off the vine. Remove all the leaves and branches below the soil line. Only the top tier foliage remains above ground. When planting your seedling, dig a hole, so most of the plants’ stem is underground. Your tomato does not like to compete for water with other plants. Beginners should refrain from adding other plants in a container. Some gardeners suggest adding herbs or marigolds around your tomato. Make sure your container has good drainage, then fill it within 1″ from the top with Watters Potting Soil, and you’re ready to plant. You need a container with 1′ square foot of soil per plant, and 2 square feet is better. One of the most important things to ensure tomato success is to use a big container-the bigger, the better. Protection from critters and control over your garden soil all make containers appealing. When unfavorable weather is expected, your baby plant can be moved indoors. Here are five insider tips to growing better tomatoes in containers.Ĭontainers are ideal for tomatoes for a multitude of reasons. This is such a large plant, they are challenging to grow in small containers. Tomatoes continue to rate among the top summer plants in gardens.
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