Tips To Ripen Tomatoes on the Plant Towards the end of the season, you probably have some wonderful looking trusses of tomatoes on your plants … the only thing is, the tomatoes are still green! Here are a few tips to … Read More
Tomato Plants and Stress Related Problems When the weather is poor, many home growers experience problems with plant growth. Many of these problems are related to plant stress. Here are just a few of the problems that growers regularly experience – many of … Read More
Save tomato seeds for next season Many of us like to see how early we can produce our first ripe tomato each season. The totally obsessed, like me and quite a few Others reading this newsletter, will have ripe tomatoes … Read More
July was a month of high temperatures and wet weather, but now that we’ve entered August, let’s hope the weather settles down a bit! Many of the problems we now experience as tomato growers are physiological, caused by temperatures and … Read More
Holiday Watering Tomato Plants and Watering Systems If there is one thing that can spoil a holiday, apart from the weather, it’s worrying about watering the tomatoes! Taps and tubingWatering timers work well but they can be difficult to set … Read More
Bush VarietiesI have to admit that I have a soft spot for growing bush varieties. No pruning, little staking, feeding is easy and they among the first to mature – just some of their benefits! Of course they do tend … Read More
Many problems aren’t life threatening to a plant although they may result in a reduced crop – tomato leaf roll is one of them. They say that a tomato grower with poor eyesight sleeps better at night! It’s easy to … Read More
Stress – mild stress that is!Any action that causes mild stress to a tomato plant will encourage it to produce tomatoes more quickly, that is, become more generative than vegetative. It’s one reason why branch removal, by pruning leaves and … Read More
Double Stems and Side ShootsSome professional growers allow a side shoot to develop and become a second main stem. This has the following advantages: More trusses Trusses at a lower height than if grown on one stem Plants are easier … Read More
Tomato Leaves and Nutrient Deficiencies It’s at this time of the season that nutrient deficiencies show themselves on lower leaves. I’ve been out in the polytunnel taking photos of some of the deficiencies that you may have on some of … Read More