Seven pro tips for growing great tomatoes this year
Just about every gardener grows tomatoes, but do you grow great tomatoes?
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Tomatoes like to be planted deep in the soil, with about two-thirds of the stem buried.
If planting deep isn’t an option, tomatoes can be “trenched” by planting them on their side to achieve the same effects as deep planting.
Tomato varieties have different growth habits from sprawling indeterminate types that grow all season, determinate types that produce fruit all at once, and dwarf types that grow on a tabletop.
Inconsistent watering can lead to issues like blossom end rot, fruit cracking, and stressed plants.
Regardless of your pruning style, all tomatoes should have their bottom leaves removed to prevent diseases like early blight.
Growing great tomatoes isn’t a matter of luck—it’s the result of a few key decisions made well.
Here’s a gardening truth — just about everyone grows tomatoes, and why not? Nothing compares to the flavor of a homegrown tomato. But another truth: not everyone grows great tomatoes.
If that’s you and you’ve dealt with leggy plants, poor harvests, bland flavor, or the biggest heartbreak of all at this time of year, early frost (oh yeah, be warned), the following tips will help you level up your tomato-growing game.
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