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Home Grown Tomatoes

Friday, 14 May 2010 09:18

Nothing tastes better than a nice, ripe, juicy home grown tomato. Luckily, tomatoes are some of the easiest plants to grow in the region. They only really need three things to thrive: heat, light, and moisture. If these requirements are meet you can grow some seriously tasty fruits that are healthy for you as well. Tomatoe plants don't need to be pampered and nearly always produce an abundant yield. There is a MAJOR difference between corporeate / chain store bought tomatoes and home grown. Grocery store tomatoes are hybridized for toughness and uniformity, an emphasis is placed on appearance over taste and nutrition. Additonally, they are breed to withstand rough mechanical picking, and cross country shipping. Also they are picked too early usually while still green. To get them to ripen in the back of semi-truck trailor they may get exposed to radiation to ripen.

NO THANKS.. I will grow my own.

Here are some of my tips to grow outstanding nutritious, tomatoe fruits:

Plant tomatoes as soon as the soil warms up. Tomatoes need protection from frost.

Dig a hole about 12" in depth and plant extra deep. Those tiny fibrous hairs on the stems are actually roots that want to grow and support the plant.

Staking or caging, saves space in the garden, and supports large healthy fruits.

Mulch the soil around the base of the plant to retain moisture and retard weeds.

Water regularly. If it doesn't rain, water them once a week, at the base of the plant, not the leaves, soak the soil thoroughly.

If you are growing tomatoes in a pot, use a big pot. (18" or larger) Bigger pots can hold more soil, allow the roots to develop fuller and support larger fruits. Also wider based pots prevent being knocked over in winds.

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