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18
Nov

Using Fungicides On Tomatoes

Fungicides Tomatoes can be seriously affected by disease, particularly in warm wet climates. It’s important to monitor established plants regularly & act quickly if you see any disease symptoms. Disease may be caused by fungi, bacteria & viruses.
Every country has its own list of government registered ® fungicides for different crops. Suppliers […]

02
Nov

Tomato Seeds

In America, tomatoes are considered one of the most popular garden vegetables. It’s a tender, warm-season vegetable that grows best in summer. It’s an easy vegetable to grow & has a better harvest when grown in the garden than in the fields. There is more. Tomatoes are eaten throughout the world. Their consumption is very […]

16
Oct

Is Manure Any Good For Your Tomatoes?

Manure remains the best of all fertilisers, with compost running a close second. Whilst the proportion of the three major nutrients that manure contains is rather low, & dollar for dollar artificial fertilisers do give more weight of nitrogen, phosphorus & potassium - manure rots down to make humus to benefit the soil & its […]

29
Sep

How To Ripen Your Green Tomatoes

Ideally, the best way to ripen tomatoes is always naturally on the vine. This is not always possible if they’re under threat from frost as often happens.
There are many ways to encourage ripening. Here are my recommended three methods to ripen those green tomatoes:-
Pick & store method.
Bring the unripe green tomatoes into your house. Put […]

12
Sep

How to Prune Tomatoes?

There are many different methods for pruning tomatoes howeverthis is the way my family have been doing it for generations & I’m yet to have an unsuccessful crop.
Importantly never prune or tie plants when the are wet.
The steps Involved for pruning tomatoes are:
1. First of all make certain that the leaves are never touching or […]

26
Aug

How to Grow Organic Tomatoes

There are many rewards for tackling the back yard pass time of growing tomatoes: working our hands in the dirt is a form of meditation, it carries on traditions of our ancestors, & it slows our world down enough to enjoy spending some time with family & friends as we raise our tomato plants from […]

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