Comments on: Tips for Growing Tomatoes http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: GardenGirl http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-171976 GardenGirl Sun, 19 Jun 2011 08:29:42 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-171976 My tip for growing "tasty" tomatoes is....I put an a whole "un-broken" egg intact in its shell, in each hole i dig for the tomato plant. I read about doing this on-line to get great tasting tomatoes ~ so far so good! I was not looking for a "great looking" plant, but rather a "great tasting" tomato!!! Yes I do also add some "Epsom Salt" to each hole as well. So far so good :-))) My tip for growing “tasty” tomatoes is….I put an a whole “un-broken” egg intact in its shell, in each hole i dig for the tomato plant.
I read about doing this on-line to get great tasting tomatoes ~ so far so good!

I was not looking for a “great looking” plant, but rather a “great tasting” tomato!!!
Yes I do also add some “Epsom Salt” to each hole as well.
So far so good :-) ))

]]> By: Josh at Nashville Mortgage http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-149388 Josh at Nashville Mortgage Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:03:18 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-149388 In 2010 we grew a few different kinds of tomatoes in pots on a rear porch due of the poor soil quality in our community. When doing this you should be sure the pots are big enough for given plants potentiall root growth and you will probably need to water them almost twice as much as the soil tends to dry out. Also right before they ripen either cover them or harvest them as birds will ruin your plants as they love from the brigher colors. In 2010 we grew a few different kinds of tomatoes in pots on a rear porch due of the poor soil quality in our community. When doing this you should be sure the pots are big enough for given plants potentiall root growth and you will probably need to water them almost twice as much as the soil tends to dry out. Also right before they ripen either cover them or harvest them as birds will ruin your plants as they love from the brigher colors.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-132739 Kenny Point Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:22:23 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-132739 Hi Yvonne, it would be a delicate task but you may be able to repot the tomato plant with a little assistance from a friend or two. If it is growing in a container that you can slip the soil and root ball out intact and without it falling apart or disturbing the roots too much the plant may tolerate the move. I definitely wouldn't try to move it if it was in the ground but I might take the chance with a small potted tomato plant. If you do treat it gingerly and keep it well watered and shaded until it has a chance to recover. Good luck! Hi Yvonne, it would be a delicate task but you may be able to repot the tomato plant with a little assistance from a friend or two. If it is growing in a container that you can slip the soil and root ball out intact and without it falling apart or disturbing the roots too much the plant may tolerate the move. I definitely wouldn’t try to move it if it was in the ground but I might take the chance with a small potted tomato plant. If you do treat it gingerly and keep it well watered and shaded until it has a chance to recover. Good luck!

]]> By: Yvonne http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-132702 Yvonne Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:19:21 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-132702 Hi Kenny. I have a sun gold cherry tomato plant growing in a pot on my patio. It's about 2 feet tall (maybe a little more now) and it's in a pot that's about 7 inches wide and 7 inches tall and I'm afraid that it's too small for the plant. The tomato plant itself is doing very well, it has 5 little tomatoes (one that is starting almost ripened) and quite a few more coming in and the leaves are green and full. A neighbor of mine suggested that I repot it into a bigger pot but I'm afraid that at this point it would do more harm than good. What do you think? Should I just leave it alone? Thanks! Hi Kenny. I have a sun gold cherry tomato plant growing in a pot on my patio. It’s about 2 feet tall (maybe a little more now) and it’s in a pot that’s about 7 inches wide and 7 inches tall and I’m afraid that it’s too small for the plant. The tomato plant itself is doing very well, it has 5 little tomatoes (one that is starting almost ripened) and quite a few more coming in and the leaves are green and full. A neighbor of mine suggested that I repot it into a bigger pot but I’m afraid that at this point it would do more harm than good. What do you think? Should I just leave it alone? Thanks!

]]> By: Eight Strange Things For Fertilizing Tomatoes : Veggie Gardener http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-120509 Eight Strange Things For Fertilizing Tomatoes : Veggie Gardener Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:15:49 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-120509 [...] growing those perfect tomatoes. There are just about as many different methods that people use to grow tomatoes as there are tomato varieties. Organic gardening methods have brought about many homemade tomato [...] [...] growing those perfect tomatoes. There are just about as many different methods that people use to grow tomatoes as there are tomato varieties. Organic gardening methods have brought about many homemade tomato [...]

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-105661 Kenny Point Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:35:44 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-105661 Thanks Kate, I really like the new tomato trellising system and it has performed better than my tomato vines this year because of the tomato blight. But I can't complain as I've still harvested all the tomatoes than my friends and I can eat. Thanks Kate, I really like the new tomato trellising system and it has performed better than my tomato vines this year because of the tomato blight. But I can’t complain as I’ve still harvested all the tomatoes than my friends and I can eat.

]]> By: Kate Adams http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-105540 Kate Adams Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:51:19 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-105540 Kenny, enjoy your letter each time, was very impressed with tomato trellis, can't wait to try it next year. Kenny, enjoy your letter each time, was very impressed with tomato trellis, can’t wait to try it next year.

]]> By: Kenny Point http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-99736 Kenny Point Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:02:29 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/tips-for-growing-tomatoes/#comment-99736 Hi Dolores, I would try a side dressing of finished compost and apply an organic spray of hydrolyzed fish fertilizer. Hi Dolores, I would try a side dressing of finished compost and apply an organic spray of hydrolyzed fish fertilizer.

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