Growing Tomatoes, looking for hints and tips.?
Question:I planted some tomatoes about three months ago. I am growing them indoors and the plants are about 6 1/2 feet tall, 6 plants in total. Only recently the fruits have started to come through but there is, to my mind too much foliage.
Will it harm the plants if I trim some of the foliage and how can I encourage them to grow quicker and produce more fruits?
Answers:
No, it won't harm them at all if you trim some of that foliage. In fact, you really should remove some of the greenery, as doing so means all the energy goes into the fruit rather than into the leaves. Remove any yellowing leaves as soon as you spot them.
Do you have a greenhouse? If so, plant them in that straightaway. If not, they still ought to be planted outside somewhere - in the sunniest spot you can find.
It's a good idea to mix a capful of tomato feed in their water a couple of times a week. And it doesn't hurt to mist them every so often.
Hope this helps, and good luck. Hope you get a bumper crop!
Use tomorite to help the growth of the plants..Also you will get a lot of foliage with tomatoes and thats normal..
get them out side in full sun do not trim
you need to pinch off the top of the plant to promote a more bushy plant. tomatoes need a lot of sun so moving them outside is your best bet.
They'll need sun to produce fruit, otherwise those blossoms will die. Either that or you need hydroponic lights.
Yes, go ahead and peel that stem bare. Cut off every single leaf and branch that does not have flowers on at this time. That will send the energy into growing the fruit.
SSGP is right - pih out tops when you think they are tall enog and as the other guy said, give fertislizer - Tmorite ( or therh - there are lots about - tomorite is the best) make sure thay get water - EVERY day - water same time each day if possible, and same amount. if you give too much after a lttle - the fruits will split.
Hi, my dad has grown tomatoes for many, many years! (he is 79yrs old) As his dad did, so all I can recommend is they get plenty of sun light and tie them to sticks (not tightly) so they continue to grow up towards the sky, and daft as it may seem talk to them they respond to noise! But tomatoes do get alot of leaves so just leave them. Good food grow is always use full, but basically if they are getting plenty of sunlight & are in warm enviroment then you should do ok. The best place for them is a green house, but cherry tomatoes grow well indoors, but need same conditions.
My dad is having problems with his this year and its down to the weird weather we are having. One minute they are growing, next they stop, poor plants of all kinds are confused! They are used to strong sunlight and we arnt getting that at the mo with all the mixture of weather we are getting, so good luck.
For tomatos, pick off the sucker leaves (found at the crotch of a limb and stalk). I wouldn't trim the foliage as the fruit still needs it to develop. To grow more quickly and produce good size fruit, first water in instant dry milk (they are calcium hogs), and since you're growing them indoors, start very gradually reducing the amount of light they get. Finally, if they are determinate (all the fruit comes at once) get a plan for what to do with all those tomatos; if they are indeterminate (a few ripening every couple of days), your friends are gonna love ya.
I've got a feeling that unless the weather dramatically improves toms are gonna be thick skinned with sod all flavour. All we can hope for is an indian summer that takes us into September/October! The other guys are right about the trimming of stalks without fruit/flowers. Be careful with over-watering though - it'll split the fruit. I used Tomorite last year (once the first trusses have appeared) and it worked really well.
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