For more vigorous plants
When planting your young tomato plant, lay it at 45°, and bury 10 cm of stem. Roots will grow on this buried portion that will give an astonishing vigor to your plant... which will then bring more tomatoes during the season.
Tomatoes for nothing: three easy ways
VIDEO: Harvesting tomato seeds
Video of Harvest tomato seeds
• Harvest his own seeds. This is obviously the easiest way. Take your most beautiful tomato, very ripe, extract the seeds and leave them in a glass of water for five days. Rinse then in a sieve. Wipe on absorbent paper, but do not let it dry, as it then sticks very hard. Then place on a parchment paper and let the seeds dry a few days before storing them in the dry and in the dark.
• To spice up the greedy ones. When tomatoes grow, there are always secondary stems in the axils of the fruiting stems. In any case, they must be eliminated. These gourmands root themselves in a glass of water. Repeat then.
• Allow the cherry tomatoes to separate they will form a mini tomato field the following year.
Top returns
Cozy nest
The yields of tomatoes are never as good, at least in the northern half of France, as when they are a little sheltered. Mini-greenhouse, a makeshift shelter with a plastic sheet, can save some precious degrees and protect them from the drying or cold wind, rain and excess water.
To drink and to eat
Every 5 or 6 days, bring 2 to 3 liters / foot. This is enough to get a better taste and thus make good recipes tomato based like our fresh tomato coulis very simple to achieve. Finally, during the 5 months of culture, it is necessary to bring every 15 days a complete fertilizer special tomatoes.
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FAQ - 💬
❓ Why do my tomato plants have no tomatoes?
👉 If you have plenty of big blooms but no tomatoes, it may be too cold and wet or too hot and dry. This results in what is known as blossom drop and will, of course, make it much more difficult for plants to produce fruit. Poor pollination – Weather can also be a factor with pollination.
❓ Why am I not getting any tomatoes?
👉 Insufficient Pollination Tomatoes are self-fertile, which means each flower can pollinate itself. Nevertheless, the presence of bees and/or wind dramatically improves pollination by nudging the flowers just enough to help dislodge the pollen from the stamens.
❓ What can I do with blighted tomatoes?
👉 3 Steps to Treating Tomato Blight
- Remove infected plant portions. The most essential aspect of treating blight is to remove and destroy any affected area of the tomato plant. ...
- Use fungicide. Utilizing a fungicide is one key way you can address your blight problem. ...
- Add mulch to the soil.
❓ How do you get rid of tomato fungus naturally?
👉 To create a solution that prevents and treats disease, add a heaping tablespoon of baking soda, a teaspoon of vegetable oil, and a small amount of mild soap to a gallon of water and spray the tomato plants with this solution.
❓ What does Epsom salt do for tomatoes?
👉 Late in the season use an Epsom salt spray to increase tomato and pepper yield and keep plants green and bushy; early in the season add Epsom salt to the soil to aid germination, early root and cell development, photosynthesis, plant growth, and to prevent blossom-end rot.
❓ What does baking soda do for tomato plants?
👉 Although it seems silly, this simple garden trick really works. The baking soda absorbs into the soil and lowers its acidity levels giving you tomatoes that are more sweet than tart.
❓ How do I get my tomato plants to produce more fruit?
👉 How To Make Tomato Plants Produce More Fruit
- Avoid Root Bound Seedlings. ...
- Plant In Warm Soil. ...
- Protect Plants In The Early Season. ...
- Plant Tomatoes Deep. ...
- Feed With Phosphorous. ...
- Water Deeply. ...
- Mulch Well. ...
- Prune Lower Tomato Leaves.
❓ What fertilizer is best for fruiting tomatoes?
👉 Some growers prefer to use a high-phosphorus fertilizer, indicated by a larger middle number. You can also keep things simple with a fertilizer especially formulated for tomatoes – usually with a ratio like 3-4-6 or 4-7-10. Most importantly, don't over-fertilize. Too little fertilizer is always better than too much.
❓ Is it OK to eat tomatoes with blight?
👉 The good news: Late blight cannot infect humans, so depending on when you're able to salvage your tomatoes or potatoes, they are safe to eat. If blight lesions are evident, you can simply cut those parts off the tomato or potato and use them as normal.
❓ Can tomatoes recover from blight?
👉 While there is no cure for blight on plants or in the soil, 2 there are some simple ways to control this disease.
❓ Why do you put baking soda around tomato plants?
👉 Baking soda is a natural weed killer. When you sprinkle it around your tomato plants, the baking soda will kill any weeds that try to grow there. Not only does baking soda prevent weeds, but it also helps to keep your tomato plants healthy.
❓ How to freeze Tomatoes?
👉 To prepare for how to freeze your tomatoes, you will first want to wash the tomatoes and remove their stems. Then, using a paring knife, score the bottom of each tomato with an X shape (NOTE: This step is not necessary if you are freezing smaller tomato varieties or if you are not planning to blanch your tomatoes).
❓ How to grow tomatoes from fresh tomatoes?
👉 Begin by washing your fresh tomatoes. These can come from your own garden or if you have a local farm that sells boxes of tomatoes in the summer then this is an easy way to put up a lot of tomatoes in a short span of time. Quarter your tomatoes and cut out the cores.
❓ What are some of the best things to do with tomatoes?
👉 Vine ripened tomatoes are delicious all on their own. You can take a big bite out of one like an apple, or do what my mom always does: slice the tomato into thick slices and sprinkle with salt. Yum! 2. Fresh salsa I love Mexican food. When it’s served with fresh salsa I really can’t resist.
❓ How to make homemade tomato juice?
👉 Squeeze the tomatoes slightly to remove the juice. Set the meaty portion of the tomatoes aside for now. Squeeze as much moisture as you can from the seeds in the colander. Put the juice in a container. You can drink it, or you can use it for cooking. You may also freeze it. Cut the remaining tomato pieces into the desired size chunks.