![]() ![]() Use a sterilized potting soil, such as GARDENWORKS Planter Box Mix, to guarantee that your soil is free of disease. Tomatoes are great for growing in containers as they love warm soil temperatures. If you plan to grow your tomatoes without support, you will need to leave 90 to 120cm between each plant. When planting, space your tomatoes 45 to 75cm apart if plants are to be staked or grown in tomato cages. They indicate that the variety is resistant to verticillium wilt (V), fusarium wilt (F), nematodes (N), and tobacco mosaic virus (T). Look for some or all of these initials on labels or seed packs, V, F, N, and T. Many varieties will have labels to let you know they have this advantage. Some tomatoes have been bred to resist certain viruses and fungal diseases. ![]() It is and important step in the control of diseases such as early and late blight. ![]() Crop rotation is when you make sure not to grow tomatoes or their relatives (potatoes, peppers, eggplants) for at least one year (but three is better) in the same spot. ![]() Also make certain you are following good garden hygiene and rotating your crops. Bring down the acidity of your soil by adding dolomite lime in the spring, as it will help prevent a disorder called blossom end rot. Select a sunny location where water does not stand in puddles after a heavy rain. Tomatoes require full sun, at least 6 to 8 hours of full sun per day for best production and growth. There are huge beefsteak tomatoes worth bragging about, paste tomatoes for sauces, sweet cherry tomatoes, pear-shaped tomatoes, lumpy heirlooms, and they come in all the colours you can imagine (red, pink, yellow, orange, green, purple, black). Nothing tastes as good as a vine ripened tomato, picked yourself, and still warm from the sun. There is an amazing array of tomatoes available when grow them yourself. ![]()
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