| Tomato plant left to fend for itself will not only | | | | occurs. That can turn into a LOT of tomatoes! |
| grow too many leaves and thus take too much | | | | Some little things you need to consider too are: |
| space in your garden but also be more vulnerable | | | | 1. The plants and leaves can't touch the ground. |
| to various diseases like funguses. It is absolutely | | | | 2. You should not let too many stems branch out |
| necessary to prune your plants every week and | | | | from the plant. Keeping them tied will take care |
| learn how to correctly support them with the use | | | | of this. |
| of stakes and cages so that you can get the | | | | 3. When the leaves are wet you can not tie the |
| most out of your garden every year. | | | | plant off. |
| Next you will want to tie them in the case you | | | | 4. Your plants need plenty of room to grow |
| are using stakes with a soft string such as soft | | | | healthy! It's far better to have 50 plants that are |
| yarn or something like that. Correct pruning is | | | | thriving than to try to have a hundred plants that |
| done by cutting out all of the leaves below the | | | | are cramped for space! |
| first flower cluster on the plants. You also want to | | | | 5. Keep the plants pruned. It is far better for the |
| make sure that each leave section has plenty of | | | | plant to remove some of the leaves so that |
| room to grow, and capture the sunshine. The | | | | others can prosper. |
| plant needs the light to produce the sugars that | | | | Home-grown tomatoes are the absolute best |
| are necessary for it to live. | | | | tomatoes! Of that there is little doubt. That is |
| When you see a plant that has yellowing leaves, | | | | why home gardeners so often decide to grow |
| the leaves have turned yellow because that | | | | their own tomato plants. You need to know that |
| section is using more sugar than it is producing. | | | | the effort put into growing tomatoes is relatively |
| This is due to lack of sunshine in the case of | | | | minimal in compared to other fruits and |
| outdoor plants, and still not enough light on those | | | | vegetables. There's absolutely nothing better than |
| growing indoors. If you are taking proper care of | | | | walking out to the garden to gather the makings |
| your outdoor plants, you will get larger fruit from | | | | of the freshest salad in the world! |
| it, and it will steadily produce until the first frost | | | | |