Articles, tagged with "tomato plants", page 1
03rd May 2013
Grow vines up to protect the fruit and take up much less space in the garden. Cage the tomatoes with commercially produced wire cages, cages you make oneself from chicken wire or stake the tomatoes.
Mulch Your Tomatoes - Mulching is the course of actio...
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Author:
Derick Merklin
26th March 2012
Tomato plants have always been popular among vegetable gardening hobbyists and this seems like a global trend. What makes planting tomatoes so appealing to vegetable gardeners? Perhaps, it is the ease of growing tomatoes that is attractive. Perhaps, the b...
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Author:
Stella Dawson
26th May 2011
Have you ever been disappointed with how your tomato plants produce? Whether you are growing your plants in a garden, raised beds or a planter box, a beginner or a seasoned gardener, these 8 tips will help you grow beautiful tomatoes.
* First, you want...
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Author:
Rakt
27th May 2010
Copyright (c) 2010 Kaye Dennan
I was walking through a garden center one day and spotted a hanging basket that had a fruiting cherry tomatoes growing in it and the whole look was fabulous. Bright red and green little tomatoes dropped down over the side...
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Author:
clickwriter
21st May 2010
The biggest problem I have run into in making and bottling my own tomato juice is how to get the juice to not separate in the bottles. If you have ever bottled tomato juice or other puree juices, you will know what I am talking about. The thick part of th...
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Author:
Lee Orton
29th March 2010
Tomato is one of the most popular and widely used vegetables in the world. Tomato plants can grow on every ground that has a good structure and water housekeeping. In terms of mass production, tomato yields is highly seasonal. Farmers and gardeners seldom...
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Author:
Mohammed Wilder
02nd March 2010
Soil quality is an important variable in a tomato plants overall growth and productivity. If you invest the time in soil preparation, your tomato plants will not only be healthier, but they will provide you with a bounty of bright red fruit. The question ...
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Author:
tomato-growing-expert
01st July 2009
As summer's temperatures climb upwards, it can seem hopeless to grow anything inside the greenhouse. But with adequate ventilation, there are actually some excellent candidates for these conditions. Once you think in terms of plants that like the heat-the...
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Author:
Mary Mackey
07th April 2009
Watering tomato plants is as crucial as pruning, preparing soil and fertilizers etc. If neglected it can lead to funguses and be the reason for which entire plantation can die. It is easy to make mistakes in this field because the methods we use vary with...
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Author:
Tom Apple
27th July 2007
Many vegetable crops benefit from a side-dressing of nitrogen fertilizer after making considerable growth or starting to fruit, unless a slow-release fertilizer was applied at planting time.
In a side-dress application, the nitrogen fertilizer is appli...
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Author:
Steve Buchanan