Tomato Growing Success Relies On The Right Tomato Planting Methods

Before I decided to grow tomatoes I used to just quickly plant my vegetable garden

, fertilize and pick. Well, almost in that order. I most certainly did not put in the extra effort I now do for tomaotes. I found that it is really worthwhile putting in that little extra effort when planting tomato seedlings as they respond so well.

Composting tomato plants.

The first thing you want to do is add at least 2 inches of compost to the soil and mix it in well. Compost has a wide range of nutrients and many that the tomato plants need. Add some lime and fertilizer and mix well. Check that the pH level is 6.0 to 6.8. Compost again 2 or 3 times throughout the growing season. The one good thing about compost is that you can't go wrong with it if it is just a basic compost with no added fertilizers. Plants just absolutly love regular composting.

Tomato planting tips.

When planting the seedling, plant it deep, and in fact right up to the last four (maximum 6) leaves. If there are more than 6 leaves at the top when planting the tomato plant, remove them from the bottom upwards. Tomato plants grow roots along the stem in the ground and this makes for a healthier, stronger plant which will easily support the weight of the heavier crops.

Tomato plants are quite bushy and an important factor in their growing success is a good air flow, so the requirement is when planting tomato plants is that they are planted well apart. The smaller varieties can be 12 to 18 inches apart, but the larger varieties need more space for air flow and accessibility so they need to be planted about 36 inches apart.

Tomato plants are very breakable at this stage so handle them with care and preferably by the leaves. Take care when putting them in the ground and when back filling that the stem is not broken.

Companion planting.

One easy way to help with pest control is to do what is called 'companion planting' and that is to plant certain plants that will keep the tomato pests under control. Three very good ones are the marigold which can be planted around the tomato plants with a good space in between and basil which is planted between the tomato plants as well. Garlic also repels insects as they really hate the smell of garlic plants.

These tomato planting tips will be of great benefit to you if you did not know them already and hopefully they will have helped you overcome some of the problems you may have faced in the past.

Copyright (c) 2010 Kaye Dennan

by: Kaye Dennan

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