You can put a egg and a fish head in the soil before you plant the tomatoes. This helps to feed them. I also use Epsom salts on my plants as it feeds them extra magnesium.
What are you looking for? Sweeter or tangy tomatoes. More juicy or less? Which ones have you tried? All tomatoes have acid. Be sure to pick them ripe and not green. They require full sun for at least 6 hours. Don't be stingy about watering. Talk to the people at your local garden center and tell them exactly what you are looking for. Go online and look up the various seed companies then read the information about each tomato. My favorite place for seeds is "TotallyTomatoes.com". or Gurneys, Parks, Burpee etc. By reading the description of your can determine what to buy. You can also use that information to help you decide which plants or seeds to buy from your garden center. It's time to plant the seeds now or within the next 2 weeks so take the time to investigate.
I've lived in PA. and than OH. The soil is the answer, it is richer. I live in the South now and it stinks. The taste just isn't there!! Them Beef Steak tomatoes are the best tasting tomatoes. Love them tomato sandwiches with mayo!!! When I come home, you can bet your bottom $$ I'm lookin' for them!!
I have a mix that I use for all my new plants. It is a mixture of epsom salt, lime and composted manure. My inpatiens were up to my knees last year. It works for any plant/shrub. Add a handful around the roots for a quart size pot and increase or decrease amount from there.
Look at anniesheirloomseeds.com They have descriptions of every seed they sell and they have about 40 varieties. Also, some are sold in collections so you can get a few seeds of several varieties. Look them up!
I agree on the addition of Epsom Salts..but I do it a bit differently...1/3 cup epsom salts into every planting hole plus 1/4 cup skim milk powder...mix a bit, and gently water in..put the plant in and you know the rest....here is a tip...if your plants have been pre-potted and gotten a big long and gangly....put the root ball in your planting hole...lay the rest of the stem and leaves gently on the surface and gently cover it all except for the last 5 or 6 leaves at the top of the plant...you will love what may have been thought as a challenge...toms of any variety are heavy magnesium and calcium users..these minerals are almost zero in our soils these days...unless we amend....even soil transported in from a nursery is questionable unless you run a soil test....these minerals will be transferred to your fruit..making it not only delicious..but nutritious...the size of them will be improved..always water from the bottom...and cut out suckers..these rob the plant from producing fruit...creates shade when you want heat...and often hides fruit that is already ripe and could actually go rotten on the vine..now here is the wonderful upside of adding these minerals directly to each planting hole...you don't have to move your plants around in order to maintain their health...we had the same 12 x 12 garden for twenty years...it was all tomatoes..a bit of garlic..and that was it.....we grew both yellow and red...and when we canned them in the glass mason jars, we alternated...from bottomto top with the colors...people loved to get these for gifts...and they looked beautiful sitting on the kitchen counter..we used Roman Toms for this adventure...they are firmer...not so huge..so you got 3 per layer.....good luck..
You might try planting them in deep pots. We plant a few tomato and pepper plants in pots about 12-16 inches deep and about 14 inches across about 2 weeks before planting the rest in the garden & they've done well. Plant a determinate variety so they don't keep growing vertically. You can pinch off any suckers and plant them which will give you a continuous supply of tomatoes.
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Put some epsom salt in the soil.
You can put a egg and a fish head in the soil before you plant the tomatoes. This helps to feed them. I also use Epsom salts on my plants as it feeds them extra magnesium.
What are you looking for? Sweeter or tangy tomatoes. More juicy or less? Which ones have you tried? All tomatoes have acid. Be sure to pick them ripe and not green. They require full sun for at least 6 hours. Don't be stingy about watering. Talk to the people at your local garden center and tell them exactly what you are looking for. Go online and look up the various seed companies then read the information about each tomato. My favorite place for seeds is "TotallyTomatoes.com". or Gurneys, Parks, Burpee etc. By reading the description of your can determine what to buy. You can also use that information to help you decide which plants or seeds to buy from your garden center. It's time to plant the seeds now or within the next 2 weeks so take the time to investigate.
I always add about 1/2 cup of powdered lime to the soil for each plant. That works like a charm for me.
I have a mix that I use for all my new plants. It is a mixture of epsom salt, lime and composted manure. My inpatiens were up to my knees last year. It works for any plant/shrub. Add a handful around the roots for a quart size pot and increase or decrease amount from there.
Look at anniesheirloomseeds.com They have descriptions of every seed they sell and they have about 40 varieties. Also, some are sold in collections so you can get a few seeds of several varieties. Look them up!
I agree on the addition of Epsom Salts..but I do it a bit differently...1/3 cup epsom salts into every planting hole plus 1/4 cup skim milk powder...mix a bit, and gently water in..put the plant in and you know the rest....here is a tip...if your plants have been pre-potted and gotten a big long and gangly....put the root ball in your planting hole...lay the rest of the stem and leaves gently on the surface and gently cover it all except for the last 5 or 6 leaves at the top of the plant...you will love what may have been thought as a challenge...
toms of any variety are heavy magnesium and calcium users..these minerals are almost zero in our soils these days...unless we amend....even soil transported in from a nursery is questionable unless you run a soil test....these minerals will be transferred to your fruit..making it not only delicious..but nutritious...the size of them will be improved..always water from the bottom...and cut out suckers..these rob the plant from producing fruit...creates shade when you want heat...and often hides fruit that is already ripe and could actually go rotten on the vine..now here is the wonderful upside of adding these minerals directly to each planting hole...you don't have to move your plants around in order to maintain their health...we had the same 12 x 12 garden for twenty years...it was all tomatoes..a bit of garlic..and that was it.....we grew both yellow and red...and when we canned them in the glass mason jars, we alternated...from bottomto top with the colors...people loved to get these for gifts...and they looked beautiful sitting on the kitchen counter..we used Roman Toms for this adventure...they are firmer...not so huge..so you got 3 per layer.....good luck..
You might try planting them in deep pots. We plant a few tomato and pepper plants in pots about 12-16 inches deep and about 14 inches across about 2 weeks before planting the rest in the garden & they've done well. Plant a determinate variety so they don't keep growing vertically. You can pinch off any suckers and plant them which will give you a continuous supply of tomatoes.