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In general you can avoid these altogether by giving your tomatoes plenty of sun, warmth, good air flow, consistent moisture, and balanced nutrients.īlossom End Rot is a leathery scar or rot on the blossom end of the tomato. Plant stress can cause a variety of problems with tomato fruit as it matures. Rather than keeping your edibles and your ornamentals separate, why not blend them all together? Marigolds and basil make excellent companion plants to tomatoes, helping to minimize pests like harmful nematodes, and adding beauty and the aroma of fresh herbs to your veggie bed. (This does NOT apply to grafted tomatoes with those, keep the graft line above the soil.) Water it in well.
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Plant the tomato much deeper than it grew in its container: it will sprout roots along the buried stem and you will have a sturdier plant. If you are using a quality organic potting soil mix, just add a little bit of organic fertilizer. To prepare your soil, mix 1 cup of lime and some compost or composted manure with the existing soil in the bottom of your planting hole. Season Starters (formerly called Wall-o-Water), HotKaps, or some other form of cloche or greenhouse are effective covers. It is possible to plant as early as mid-April, but the plants will need protection. Planting tomatoes in raised beds and/or surrounding the base of the plants with large rocks or bricks can also help your plants stay nice and warm, even on cooler nights.ĭo not plan to set your tomato plants outside without protection until at least mid-May. If possible, choose a location near a south-facing or west-facing wall that can reflect heat. Choose a location that gets plenty of direct sun at least through the afternoon and evening, if not all day. The ideal soil temperature for tomatoes is 60-85 degrees during the day and 55-75 degrees at night. Sweet, productive, and disease-resistant. Sweet Million Our most popular red cherry. Sunsugar Very similar to ‘Sungold,’ but some prefer one or the other.
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SungoldOur most popular variety – vigorous vines and great flavor. Taxi Compact plant with sweet and non-acidic, bright yellow fruit.īlack Cherry Very productive and sweet, and also unique and beautiful. Stupice A Cisco Morris favorite! Productive, adaptable, and cold-tolerant. Compact plant ripens within a short window. Moskvitch Very early, delicious Russian heirloom that ripens in cool conditions. Jaune Flamme A reliable heirloom with beautiful orange color and fruity, rich flavor. Siletz Our earliest and most cold-tolerant variety that can still cover a burger in a single slice.īlack Prince A reliable and cold-tolerant heirloom with a beautiful, dusky color.īloody Butcher Impressively tasty for such an early and productive variety. Pruden’s Purple Rivals ‘Brandywine’ for classic heirloom flavor, but relatively easy to grow. If you’re not sure where to start, start here.īig Beef Reliable, flavorful variety with resistance to quite a few common tomato diseases.īig Brandy Excellent flavor and a long harvest on a compact plant. Here’s a list of some varieties that we think taste great and produce reliably for most gardeners. Choosing the right tomato for your garden and gardening style is the most important step to getting tasty, ripe tomatoes and minimizing disease & pests.Įvery variety on this list was chosen because we would recommend it to at least some gardeners, but which varieties are right for you will depend on your goals and preferences.