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Do not buy the flimsy cone shaped cages that are sold everywhere. Get some strong Fencing material...I think it is called hog wire. Make a tube shaped cage, about 5 feet tall, and about 3 feet in diameter. Place it over the tomato while it is still small, and wait for your plant to grow and fill it up! (This also works wonderfully for cucumbers...saves lots of space when they are not sprawling all over the ground)
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How do you have a good harvest for tomato plants?
Prepare soil that meets the needs of tomatoes- nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium. Plant the plants deep- up to the first leaves. Mulch plants to control weeds and conserve water. Fertilize after the first fruit develops. Control plant pests (tomato hornworms) with the use of a biological such as BT. Stake or cage tomato plants to keep fruit off the ground.
How do you install stakes for a tomato plant?
One suggestion:It's probably best to drive your stakes when you plant your tomato plants to prevent root damage once they've began growing good. Drive the stake into the ground 3 to 6 inches away from the tomato plant. Be sure to drive them far enough into the ground that they are stable and not wobbly. When blooms begin to appear on your tomato plants, loosely tie them to the stake, starting at the bottom of the main stalk. It doesn't matter what type of twine or tie you use, but a good suggestion is to use pieces of old pantyhose. They are soft, and they stretch without cutting into the plants. As your plant grows, add another tie, tying the plant higher up onto the stake.Another suggestion:Depending on the type of tomato plants you are planting and how large they will grow as to what type of staking you will want to use. For instance I have tomato plants that are 8 feet tall. I have used bamboo. You can wither stake them as stated above or you can make a type of trellis for the plants to grow against. You can also use wire fencing that is 5 to 6 feet high and put around the perimeter of plants. The wire holes need to be large enough to pick your ripe tomatoes. Hope that helps. ( Most of the time individuals that grow bamboo are always happy to let someone cut and harvest due to its quickness in growing very tall in one season, about 15ft or more).
Mandy has a garden in which three fifths of the plants are tomato plants of the tomato plants one third are cherry tomato plants what fraction of the plants in Mandys garden are cherry tomato plants?
1/5 or her garden is cherry tomatoes.
Are there other plants besides a tomato plant?
There are many thousands of different plants besides tomato plants. And there are many hundreds of varieties of tomato plants.
Do tomato plants have cells?
YES! of course tomato PLANTS have PLANT cells!
How can you make a sentence using stake?
I staked a claim in gold country. I used a stake to help my tomato vine. After he made his bet, I raised my stake.
How do you water tomato plants?
Yes you do water tomato plants but don't over fill with water
Where can you find pictures of tomato plants?
You can find lots of pictures of tomato plants on google images.
Do tomato plants have any medicinal properties?
Tomato Plants Make Great Skin Moisterisers!
What insect eats the whole leaf of tomato plants?
tomato worms, also called hookworms or tobacoworms,are what eats the leaf of tomato plants.
Can you put margold plants in with your tomato plants?
yes supposedly by doing so it stops the tomato plants being attacked by aphids
How does tomato help a plant?
Tomato plants get their nutrients from the soil. The absorb in into their system by using their roots. Tomato plants also need light and oxygen, which they get from their leaves.
