Tomato Dirt: Digging up the best gardening tips for growing tomatoes and using them
At Tomato Dirt, we like to grow tomatoes.
93% American gardening households (people like you) grow them, too.
Like anything else, there are some special things to know about growing tomatoes and some pitfalls to avoid. We get excited when we share our gardening tips with you – and you find out that growing tomatoes is easy with just a little help from a friend.
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Most everyone agrees a fresh tomato tastes so much better than those bought in the store. That’s one reason growing them is so popular.
Plus, when you grow your own, you have a continuous supply – enough for canning, freezing, drying, with some extras to share.
Anyone can do it. Even if you live in a house with only a small yard or in an apartment patio, you can grow tomatoes in pots or containers. You can even grow them indoors.
How to buy tomato plants. What to look for in a healthy tomato plant. What to be aware of when buying tomato plants locally and when buying tomato plants from garden catalogs.
Planting tomatoes successfully in the garden takes just 4 easy steps. Know when to time planting tomato plants, how to space plants, how to dig holes or trenches, and tips on planting.
Growing tomatoes successfully takes a bit of planning. But once you know about the 4 main areas of tomato care – watering, fertilizing, staking, and monitoring – you can get best results from your tom
Learn how pruning tomato plants can maximize the number, size, and flavor of your tomatoes. How to pinch suckers. When to prune side stems and roots of tomato plants.
Nutrients are one key to growing healthy tomato plants that lead to a productive harvest. Here are frequently asked questions about fertilizing tomatoes.
Successful composting requires four components: food, water, air, and heat. The result is a valuable soil amendment and conditioner for growing tomatoes.
Why growing tomatoes in raised beds is fun, practical and easy. Five steps to take to set up raised beds. Advantages of raised beds for tomato gardening.
Growing hanging tomatoes is a lot like other container gardening, but these special tips will help you get the maximum harvest and produce the healthiest plants.
Use a greenhouse to start or grow your tomatoes. Your two main considerations are what kind of structure you need and whether to build or buy your greenhouse.
Grow fall tomatoes to get fresh produce until frost. Find out how to plant appropriate fall varieties, plant strong seedlings, and choose the best date to set fall tomatoes in the garden.
How to grow indoor tomatoes on the windowsill, under growing lights, or in a greenhouse. What tomato plants need to successfully grow inside during the winter.
Canning tomatoes: basics you need to know about choosing a canner, how to prepare jars and lids, how to fill jars with tomatoes, and how to process them.
Drying tomatoes is easy, cheap, and saves space. Find out the best kind of tomatoes for drying, how to prepare tomatoes for drying, and two secrets to successfully drying tomatoes.
Tomato of the Month: learn about fun and interesting types of tomatoes from thousands of varieties. Determinate tomatoes, indeterminate tomatoes, heirloom tomato varieties, hybrid tomatoes.
It’s easy and fun to make a tomato costume. You can also buy a tomato costume for adults and for children. Tomato costumes are one more way you can “grow tomatoes” all year long!
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