Hardening of tomato seedlings
Hardening of seedlings may sound cruel but it results in stronger healthier plants with higher yields. Hardened off plants are [...]
Tomato fertilizer application tables according to soil types
Tomato fertilizer requirements can be calculated if you know your soil type and have a good idea of the yield [...]
Trellising and staking field grown tomatoes
Determinate variety tomatoes need to be trellised. Unlike processing tomatoes which are not trellised and in most very large commercial [...]
Planting time of field grown tomatoes
Tomatoes are warm season crops. So unless your winters are warm, you will not be able to plant in the [...]
Harvesting field tomatoes
Harvesting field grown tomatoes is a labour intensive process. Unlike processing tomatoes which can be harvested mechanically, field grown trellised [...]
Solving the mystery of the two main types of tomato plants
Solving the mystery of the two main types of tomato plants Indeterminate tomato varieties will grow 'forever'. So they can [...]
Field grown tomatoes – the basics
Basic horticulture of growing tomatoes The common tomato or scientifically classified as Solanaceae Lycopersicon lycopersicum (L) Karst. ex Farw. is [...]