If you grow tomatoes and start with starter plants instead of seeds, there are several good tricks to help grow healthier tomato plants. … [Read more...]
How to Grow Tomatoes from Cuttings
Did you know that a new tomato plant can be grown from just a snip off of a mature tomato plant? The cells within the stems of tomato plants are capable of developing roots. Amazing, right? This is exciting news for you tomato lovers out there who have wished you could make … [Read more...]
Get a Head Start on Peppers and Tomatoes in Winter
If you're like many gardeners, you start perusing seed catalogs and dreaming of garden-grown tomatoes and peppers in early February or before. In fact, long before it's safe to plant these frost-tender vegetables. Unless, of course, you trick Mother Nature by manipulating growing … [Read more...]
Growing Tomatoes: Bush or Vine
The tomato plant, Solanum lycopersicum, is native to South America, where it was first cultivated by the Aztecs who used the juicy red fruit in cooking. Its usage has since spread around the world, with some 7500 varieties now grown with names like Early Girl, Better Boy, Roma, … [Read more...]
Fertilizing Tomatoes
Once your tomatoes are growing well, you may wonder what else you can do to keep them healthy. Many gardeners focus on fertilizers as a growth enhancer for their tomatoes. This usually works, but there is a better focus for what your tomato plants really need if they are to … [Read more...]
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