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Summer Tomato Care Guide

Summer Tomato Care Guide

It's no wonder that it's so common to find tomatoes growing in almost every vegetable garden. Who can resist the juicy, flavorful taste of a homegrown tomato? Let this be the year that you produce your largest, most bountiful harvest ever! We have just the tips you need to keep your tomato plants thriving all summer long.


GIVE YOUR TOMATOES THE SUPPORT THEY NEED



Keep your fruit clean and off the ground while reducing the chance of rot and slug damage with good plant supports. Tomato cages and staking systems also allow you to grow more tomatoes in a smaller space, provide better sun exposure, and make harvesting easier with less bending and kneeling.




Super-Sturdy Professional Folding Tomato Cages

Super-Sturdy Professional Folding Tomato Cages

Sturdy Red Tomato Cages, Pack of 3

Sturdy Red Tomato Cages, Pack of 3

Takiron Green Steel Stakes, 10-Pack

Takiron Green Steel Stakes, 10-Pack

Garden Connects Pack of 8

Garden Connects, Pack of 8


WATER YOUR PLANTS REGULARLY



For tomatoes, it's really important to water consistently and thoroughly soak the roots. When the soil gets too dry, that's when you run into issues such as blossom end rot. Tomatoes also need water to pick up calcium from the soil. Be sure to give your plants about 2 inches of water per week through the summer.

There are several different options for watering. You can use a hose, wand, or watering can to direct water exactly where you want it. A soaker hose or drip irrigation system evenly and sufficiently waters your plants while reducing overall water usage. This also keeps the leaves dry by only watering the base of the plant, reducing chances of fungal infection. For low-maintenance watering, use a timer with your watering system and let it do the work for you!

It's also important to take into consideration the time of day you're watering. If you water in late afternoon or evening and the foliage gets wet, it's less likely to evaporate, which could lead to blossom end rot. If you do water later in the day, just be sure to water only the soil at the base of the plants and avoid water splashing the foliage.




Tomato Crater

Tomato Crater™ 3-Pack

Leonard ArborRain Mini

Leonard ArborRain Mini 2.5 Gallon Watering System

1-inch Professional Series Soaker Hose

1-inch Professional Series Soaker Hose

Andrews 2-in-1 Sprinkler Soaker Hose

Andrews® 2-in-1 Sprinkler/Soaker Hose


FERTILIZE ONCE PLANTS ARE WELL-ESTABLISHED



Your plants are putting out a lot of effort to grow strong and tall, and to produce big, juicy tomatoes. Give those hungry plants a little help by adding fertilizer. Once you start to see tomatoes form, add fertilizer around the base of the plant. This can usually be repeated around every 2-3 weeks, but read the fertilizer instructions to know for sure. As another option, you can also use liquid fertilizer to fertilize your tomato plants every time you water.




ALGOplus 4-6-8 Liquid Tomato Fertilizer

ALGOplus 4-6-8 Liquid Tomato Fertilizer

Tomato-Tone

Tomato-Tone® (3-4-6) All-Natural Plant Food, 8 lb Bag

Jobes Tomato Fertilizer Spikes

Jobe's Tomato Fertilizer Spikes

Down To Earth All Purpose Mix

Down To Earth All Purpose Mix 4-6-2


DON'T FORGET TO TRIM & PRUNE!



Tomato plants can get something known as “suckers” between the central stem and its branches. Suckers can drain energy from the rest of the plant and make your plant top-heavy if they bear fruit. Some gardeners pinch and remove suckers which can lead to fewer, but larger tomatoes. If you'd rather go for quantity rather than size of the fruit, don't remove the suckers, but make sure you have adequate support for the extra fruit.

The bottom leaves of a tomato plant are susceptible to soil splash so it helps to keep this area foliage-free. Trim the bottom 6-8 inches of the tomato plant to help reduce the chances of tomato blight. If you notice any yellow, dying leaves towards the bottom of the plant, remove these to help reduce the spread of diesease.




Leonard Traditional Bypass Pruners

Leonard Traditional Bypass Pruners

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Fiskars PowerGear®2 UltraBlade® Softgrip® Pruner

Leonard Stainless Steel Hand Shears

Leonard Stainless Steel Hand Shears

Felco Model 2 Hand Pruners

Felco® Model 2 Hand Pruners


PROTECT YOUR TOMATOES FROM PESTS & DISEASE



Don't let hungry insects and animals or fungal diseases wreak havoc on your hard work! We have a number of solutions to keep the pests at bay. For more help on specific problems and solutions, send our Product Support team an email and we'll find just what you need!




Bird-X Prowler Owl Decoy

Bird-X Prowler Owl Decoy with Realistic Moving Wings

 Deer & Rabbit Repellent Garlic Clips

Plant Pro-Tec Deer & Rabbit Repellent Garlic Clips, Bag of 25

Neem Oil

70% Neem Oil Insecticide, Miticide and Fungicide

Dustin Mizer Applicator with Diatomaceous Earth

Dustin Mizer Applicator with Diatomaceous Earth

Active Eye Universal Mobile Phone Microscope

Active Eye Universal Mobile Phone Microscope

Wilt-Pruf Anti-Transpirant Spray

Wilt-Pruf Anti-Transpirant Plant Protection Spray

Tomato Rot Stop and Tomato & Blossom Set Spray

Tomato Rot Stop and Tomato & Blossom Set Spray

Deer Fencing Kit

Deer & Animal Pest Fencing Kit, 100-foot

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