Did you know that one of the easiest and best ways to give your tomato plants the power they need to grow strong and produce a great crop of tomatoes is with compost? Tomatoes are one of the most rewarding crops to grow in a home garden, but they require a steady supply of nutrients …
Did you know that one of the best ways to both power and protect your tomato plants is to simply grow zinnias around them? It’s true – and it’s so easy to do! While many gardeners focus on fertilizing, pruning, and staking their tomato plants to help them stay healthy and produce better – as …
Fertilizing young tomato seedlings is essential for promoting strong plant growth. It really is one of the keys to ensure that they become strong and healthy enough to be transplanted outdoors. Providing young plants with the right nutrients, at the right time, helps develop sturdy stems, healthy roots, and lush foliage. However, knowing when and …
Looking for a few of the best companion plant to grow near your tomato plants this year to help them out? When it comes to companion plants for tomatoes, there are a few flowers and herb that can really help not only protect your plants from pests and disease – but also even help improve …
One of the easiest ways to grow tomatoes is in raised beds – not only does it allow you to produce a big harvest in a small space – but it also has a long list of advantages when compared to growing tomato plants in a traditional garden setting! Not only is it much easier …
There are certainly quite a few articles dedicated to the best plants to grow near tomatoes to help with pollination and pest control – but did you know there are four vegetable plants you should never plant near your tomatoes? Growing tomatoes can be incredibly rewarding, but ensuring a healthy and bountiful harvest requires more …
Looking for a few simple ways to harvest and ripen all of those late-season tomatoes off of the vine? All summer long, your tomato plants have worked hard to push out loads of juicy tomatoes. But once fall arrives, tomato plants have a more difficult time of getting their tomatoes to turn ripe and red. …
Believe it or not, what you do with your tomato plants after they die can have a huge impact on the health of your garden soil – as well as the tomato plants and other vegetables you grow in the same space in the future. Some tomato plants die back because of natural causes and …
Looking for ways to stop nematodes from damaging your tomatoes this year – and keep them from ruining future crops as well? Most people are familiar with common tomato pests like aphids, tomato hornworms, whiteflies, and even tomato fruitworms. But there is also a hidden parasitic pest that can lurk beneath the soil’s surface and …
Looking for simple ways to keep your tomatoes from cracking and splitting before you even get a chance to harvest them? Have you ever patiently waited until just the perfect time to pick that juicy, red tomato from your plant – only to notice huge cracks and splits on the skin? One thing is for …