Tomato problems can be caused by disease, nutrient balance issues or just bad weather – including low light and low temperatures.
Having reached the second half of June, the rest of the season is mainly concerned with: Feeding Watering Pruning Problems Many problems can be avoided if we get the first three right! Plants often tell us what they need – … Read More
Tomato Blossom End Rot (BER) is a problem that is common in medium and large tomato varieties. Dark patches appear at the bottom of the fruit as in the pic below. The reason for this is that the cell walls … Read More
There are a number of new products that have recently appeared on the market to control disease. Here are a few that I think are useful for the tomato grower. I haven’t tried them myself, but if they do the … Read More
Fungal disease – tips to help avoid it After the wettest June on record in the UK, helping to prevent fungal disease seems to be among the most useful subjects to discuss at the moment. These diseases may be divided … Read More
Leggy Tomato Plants and how to get them back on their feet! Every spring I’m stuck with extra plants that I haven’t room for. They’ve become leggy, are in pots that are far too small but I haven’t the heart … Read More
Leggy Tomato Plants and how to get them back on their feet! Every year at around this time of the season, I’m stuck with those extra plants that I haven’t room for. They’ve become leggy, are in pots that are … Read More
It’s been a warm week for many of us in the UK and a quick look around the plants in my polytunnel shows that some tomato varieties cope better with the heat than others. With the prospect of more warm … Read More
There is no question that grow bags are extremely useful for growing tomatoes. However, in our efforts to stop moisture evaporating too quickly and grow bags drying out, it is still very important to make sure that we don’t prevent … Read More
The life cycle of a tomato plant may be divided into three stages of growth The Leaf The Flower The Fruit Growing tomatoes successfully is all about understanding what tomato plants like at the different stages of their growth. Also, … Read More
Foliar Feeding and Blossom End Rot in TomatoesThere are a number of benefits to feeding plants through the leaves, but perhaps the biggest advantage is being able to separate the nutrients that compete with each other. For example, tomato food … Read More
