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When to Plant Tomatoes – Best Time to Start Tomatoes

John — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:08:04 +0000

We all want to get started early in the spring planting our tomatoes, but we need to know when to plant them. But it doesn't pay to start them at the wrong time. Too early and you end up with leggy transplants that won't get a good start. Too late and you will miss the prime growing season for tomatoes. Here is a look at the best time to plant your tomatoes.

Beefsteak Tomatoes – Tips for Growing Great Beefsteak Tomatoes

John — Fri, 01 May 2009 22:09:34 +0000

One of the more popular varieties of tomatoes are beefsteak tomatoes. These are some of the larger tomatoes most gardeners grow, so they take some extra pride in them. Here are some tips to help you get the best beefsteak tomatoes around.

Starting Tomato Plants Indoors – Get the Jump On Tomato Gardening

John — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:33:50 +0000

You can always get the best selection and timing of when your tomato plants are available by starting your own tomato plants indoors, for example with an indoor greenhouse. Here's some tips on how to get your tomato plants started without those weak and spindly seedlings we all dread.

Growing Cherry Tomatoes – Tips on How to Grow Cherry Tomatoes

John — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:06:40 +0000

Cherry tomatoes are a favorite of many gardeners. Cherry tomatoes have a few advantages over some of the larger tomato varieties that make them a must have in many tomato gardens. Here's a few tips on how to grow cherry tomatoes.

Transplanting Tomato Plants into Peat Pots

John — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:39:32 +0000

When you have good luck with starting your tomato seedlings indoors, they may get too big for the starter tray before it gets warm enough to put them out. The best solution to this is to transplant your tomato plants into peat pots. Here's a simple procedure to safely transplant your tomatoes.

Tomato Varieties – Which Tomato Varieties Are Best for a Garden?

John — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:26:24 +0000

There are a mind numbing variety of tomato breeds out there. Which tomato varieties will work the best for your garden? Here's a quick overview of what the different classes of tomatoes are, and a few suggestions for your garden. And it's not just the old standby varieties.

Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant?

Transplanting Tomato Seedlings – How to Handle Tomato Seedlings

John — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:52:14 +0000

In our zeal to get those early spring tomatoes out, one of the best things we can do is start our own tomato seedlings at home. Once we've gotten them to start, we may want to move them to something larger to keep them growing well and to help harden them off. This article gives some pointers on successfully transplanting tomatoes to peat pots to give them room to grow.

Early Spring Tomatoes – Ideas for Growing Early Tomatoes

John — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:03:36 +0000

When spring is near we all want to get the jump on starting those new tomato plants in the hope that maybe this year we can get some tomatoes out of the garden earlier than normal. However, all to often we are disappointed by the onset of a late frost or even a killing freeze. Here are a few ideas on how to keep Jack Frost from stealing those early spring tomatoes away from us.

Hanging Tomato Planters – A Look at the Alternatives

John — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:35:56 +0000

There are a variety of hanging planters you can used for your tomato planting. There are the simple bags that hang a single plant upside down like the Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter, and you can also find stands that hold more than one plant, or even a tomato garden that holds more than one tomato plant and a variety of herbs and/ or flowers as well. Most of these can be put on a patio or balcony so that almost anyone can use these to house your garden.

Tomatoes are a popular choice with the home gardener. Almost everyone loves the idea of freshly picked tomatoes to use as part of their summer diet. The biggest obstacle to growing tomatoes is the space required. For those trying to grow tomatoes on their patio or balcony, using a container to grow tomatoes still takes up valuable space, and you are usually restricted to using some of the smaller varieties of tomatoes, like the ever popular Patio tomato. These varieties have small vines and don't need a lot of staking, but usually don't produce the large juicy tomatoes that we all dream of picking.