Do I need pruning my tomato plants or not? This is a very common question that comes from beginner tomato growers. My answer to this question is YES, of course, if you have a plan to grow indeterminate tomatoes. And a big fat NO if you want to grow determinate tomatoes. Here I discuss the […]
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How to use tomato cages effectively
Tomato plants grow upwards easily when they get support. Besides, after holding some matured fruit cluster on the plants they become heavier. Tomato cages provide great support to set them upwards and save them from unexpected soil-borne diseases. When should I put cages on my tomato plants? Cage your tomato plants after transplanting them outdoor. […]
4 Secret Tips of Staking Tomato Plants
Staking tomato plants is an art. Perfect staking for your garden tomatoes show your expertise in this filed as well as ensure you a healthy harvest. There are plenty of ways and design to stake tomato plants but concentrating on the following factors help you to get the best output. Tips# 1: Staking your tomato […]
How to Support Tomato Plants the Ultimate Guide
Tomato plants become bendy by nature when they grow taller due to their soft stems and growth habit. A matured indeterminate type tomato plants are unable to stand strong without taking any support to take the extra load of plant leaves and fruits. As well as determinate type tomatoes also perform better when getting support […]
How to Prune Tomatoes Step by Step Guidelines
Pruning is a common part of tomato plant care. The right time and proper way of pruning tomato plants can bring you the ultimate success in the harvest. If you are a beginner gardener you should always concern and regularly monitor your tomato plants if they need pruning and other assistance to produce healthy fruits. […]
5 Common Tomato Root Problems and Solutions
Tomato root rot problems are different from other tomato plant problems. So, this is a little bit difficult to find out the actual reason behind the problems because the symptoms are often not directly visible. Due to root problems tomato plants may stop growing, wilting, turning brown or yellow color or some lesions may appear […]
5 Common Tomato Stem Problems and Solutions
Tomato stem problems can make serious loses for the home and commercial tomato growers. Some of the problems may recover through take some preventive steps, proper tomato plant care, cultural practice, and chemical applications. But some diseases have not treatment once affected by the pathogen or other effects. Here I discuss the most common tomato […]
15 Common Tomato Fruit Problems and Solutions
Tomato fruit problems are very common to the gardeners. It may happen for environmental effects, bugs and pathogenic attacks or lack of caring of the gardener. Some fruit problems have some remedies and some problems can destroy the whole effort. However, you can’t control the environments but take some precautions to reduce the risk of […]
10 Common Tomato Leaf Problems and Solutions
Tomato leaf problems appear in different stages of plant growth. It may happen for various reasons like environmental effects, lack of tomato care and pathogenic attack. The leaf problems are also a symptom or side effects of some diseases. So, continue reading to know the most common leaf problems of tomatoes and the possible solutions. […]
8 Reasons your tomato flowers not setting fruit
Extreme cold or hot weather, lack of spacing, insufficient pollination, poor fertilization, and high humidity are the possible reasons for no tomato fruit set. Tomato fruit setting problems mainly depends on Mother Nature. Even if you don’t notice any caring mistakes or serious plant health issue on tomatoes, yet this problem can occur only for […]