How To Grow Luscious Tomatoes
By Marilyn Pokorney, Fri Dec 9th
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The tomato is the most commonly grown vegetable in the States.Here are some tips on how to grow your own bountiful crop oftomatoes.
Tomatoes should be grown in full sunlight.
Tomato plants require abundant moisture.
Tomatoes grow well in many types of soil but prefer fertile,well-drained soil with pH of about 6.5.
Garden soil may be improved by adding rotted manure, leaf mold,peat moss, or other organic materials.
The ideal tomato plant should be six to eight inches tall, darkgreen, with a stocky stem and well-developed root system.
For each family member three to five plants should be grown forfresh eating. If production for canning is desired, then five to10 plants person needs to be grown.
Plant tomatoes when the weather has warmed and the soiltemperature is above 60°F and air temperature is never lowerthan 45 degrees at night.
Plant seedlings a little deeper than they were in the pots.
Set out tomato plants in the evening or on a cloudy day.
Mulching helps stop weed growth and water loss from the soil.Place a two to three inch layer of organic material such ascompost, leaves, straw, grass clippings,
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