How to grow tomato plant vines at home

Tomatoes are the most popular home grown vegetables.   The reasons are because tomatoes do not take up much space and are highly productive.   Most home gardeners can grow tomatoes so that they produce around 5 or 6 kg of fruit.  However far more can be produced off a single plant up to 10kg.   The secret is preparing the ground adequately and providing enough water and fertiliser and care, to produce the fruit.   Another factor in producing lots of fruit is the variety.  Some varieties are better then others for particular conditions.   We have listed many of the varieties around the world however there are new one becoming available all the time.  A stand out variety is the group of cherry tomatoes,  they are prolific producers and will last a whole season.   Tomato plants are planted in spring and will produce into summer.   It is worth therefore planting two crops per year.   Tomatoes can be grown in sub-tropical, temperate and cool temperate areas.   At anytime basically the weather is warm.   One drawback to tomatoes is that they are subseptable to insect and fungus attack, but this will also depend on your particular climate,  dryer climates tend to have less attack by fungus and pests.  Tomatoes grow best in all day full sun.

How to prepare the garden bed for tomato plants

Tomatoes love an organically rich, well drained soil.    However, they will grow in a variety of soils as long as nurtients and drainage are available.  If you have a heavy or clay soil you will need to add some Gypsum.  Gypsum breaks up the clay and allows for drainage and root develpment.  It also aids in the uptake of soil nurients as the soil is activated due to the change of soil conditions. the addition of around 200grms of Gypsum per square mtr will be sufficient to make a difference.    Gypsum is basically slighly acid when applied to the soil, however it can be used in large abouts (when dug in) and will make substantial improvements to soil drainage.  Mixing in organic matter in the form of compost and addition of cow, sheep, or chicken manure will improve plant grow and fruiting substantially.    Dig your bed over to a fine till removing weeds and rocks.    Tomatoes are grown in rows 15 plants being enough for the average family.   To grow the best tomatoes find a spot in the vegetable patch that gets sun all day if possible. 

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How to grow tomatoes from seed at home

The post popular method of growing tomato seedling is in punnets.   Commonly people also purchase ready made seedings in punnets from nurseries, give the productive nature of tomatoes this can be a cost effective way to buy your plants.   If you would like to grow your own seedling then get some punnets and us a good seed raising potting mix.  Sprinkle a few seeds on the surface of your potting mix and then spread a think layer of potting mix on top.  Position your punnets in a sunny position and water well

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How to fertilise your tomatoes for lots of fruit

To grow the best tomatoes the addition of fertilisers is very important.    Animal manure are excellent when dug into the bed prior to planting.   However the addition of granular NPK fertilisers or liquid fertilisers will substantially improve the quality and size of fruit.   A general purpose vegetable fertiliser is a very good start, you will need to add this in the first few weeks of plant growth and then around every three weeks during the growing season.   Around 1 to 2 good handfuls spread around the root zone is sufficient.   Going one step further the use of liquid fertilisers will also enhance growth.   Try to use a seaweed based NPK liquid fertiliser every two weeks.    If you find you are not getting many fruit or the fruit is yellowish (depending on variety) you may need to add some Postash to the soil as well.  This is available from most plant nurseries.  Most granular ferilisers can just be spread on the surface, there is no need to dig in,  just water in.  

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