Comments on: How to Care for Tomato Plants http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/ Gardening tips and advice for producing the best home grown tomatoes. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:47:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Brian Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:27:48 +0000 http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/?p=190#comment-3255 Sounds like you might have some insect larvae living inside the leaf surfaces, as they feed they leave white lines. Pick off any affected leaves then bag and bin them to make sure they don't find their way back. As long as you don't lose too many leaves the plant should recover with normal care. Hope that helps. Sounds like you might have some insect larvae living inside the leaf surfaces, as they feed they leave white lines. Pick off any affected leaves then bag and bin them to make sure they don’t find their way back. As long as you don’t lose too many leaves the plant should recover with normal care. Hope that helps.

]]> By: Tom@Jupiter Pest Control http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-3235 Tom@Jupiter Pest Control Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:16:45 +0000 http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/?p=190#comment-3235 Hello guys, thanks for the information here. I really love growing tomatoes for they are easy to grow and they can be eaten with out cooking even the kids loves to eat tomatoes dipped in soy sauce and vinegar. Hello guys, thanks for the information here. I really love growing tomatoes for they are easy to grow and they can be eaten with out cooking even the kids loves to eat tomatoes dipped in soy sauce and vinegar.

]]> By: Anand http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-2906 Anand Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:19:30 +0000 http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/?p=190#comment-2906 Hi to every one,in my tomato plant leaf's their is white line. What it mean,is my my plant got effected by any pest and if yes then what is the remdee for it. Hi to every one,in my tomato plant leaf’s their is white line. What it mean,is my my plant got effected by any pest and if yes then what is the remdee for it.

]]> By: Alex@florist in kl http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Alex@florist in kl Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:14:20 +0000 http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/?p=190#comment-2495 Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful facts about taking care of tomato plants. Very informative.Never knew that occasional feeding of tomato plants with a high nitrogen liquid feed is good for this plant. Thank you so much for sharing such wonderful facts about taking care of tomato plants. Very informative.Never knew that occasional feeding of tomato plants with a high nitrogen liquid feed is good for this plant.

]]> By: Brian http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-1953 Brian Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:11:57 +0000 http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/?p=190#comment-1953 Hi Bill, actually no, that could have been worded better, it was meant to say take out excessive foliage, to let the air in around the plant and give it breathing space. Obviously the best foliage to remove would be the foliage with no blossom and no chance of producing fruit, but no not all of it. Hi Bill, actually no, that could have been worded better, it was meant to say take out excessive foliage, to let the air in around the plant and give it breathing space. Obviously the best foliage to remove would be the foliage with no blossom and no chance of producing fruit, but no not all of it.

]]> By: Bill Brikiatis @ pruning tomatoes http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 Bill Brikiatis @ pruning tomatoes Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:24:43 +0000 http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/?p=190#comment-1946 Are you sure you want to remove all non-producing foliage? I think it probably requires a lot of leaves to produce enough sugar for one tomato. I think it takes a substantial amount of photosynthesis to create a tomato. Wouldn't it be better to have more leaves than less? Are you sure you want to remove all non-producing foliage? I think it probably requires a lot of leaves to produce enough sugar for one tomato. I think it takes a substantial amount of photosynthesis to create a tomato. Wouldn’t it be better to have more leaves than less?
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]]> By: Brian http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Brian Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:53:00 +0000 http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/?p=190#comment-113 The 2 most common causes for tomatoes splitting are erratic watering and erratic temperatures. The first one is fairly easy to take care of, you just have to set up a regular watering routine of at least once a day, twice a day is better and some people even say 3 times a day. Remembering not to over water though, you want the tomatoes consistently moist, never dry but not water logged either. The second problem occurs less often but is more difficult to control when it does. If you have a greenhouse you can of course open and close doors and windows or white out the glass as appropriate, but outdoors there isn't much you can do practically other than perhaps a temporary poly-tunnel or something similar. The watering issue is more likely your problem though. The 2 most common causes for tomatoes splitting are erratic watering and erratic temperatures. The first one is fairly easy to take care of, you just have to set up a regular watering routine of at least once a day, twice a day is better and some people even say 3 times a day. Remembering not to over water though, you want the tomatoes consistently moist, never dry but not water logged either.

The second problem occurs less often but is more difficult to control when it does. If you have a greenhouse you can of course open and close doors and windows or white out the glass as appropriate, but outdoors there isn’t much you can do practically other than perhaps a temporary poly-tunnel or something similar. The watering issue is more likely your problem though.

]]> By: Kasid http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/how-to-care-for-tomato-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Kasid Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:33:03 +0000 http://myhomegrowntomatoes.com/?p=190#comment-112 What Causes the top of tomato to split open? What Causes the top of tomato to split open?

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