Tomatoes will grow anywhere. They thrive in optimal growing conditions made possible with the addition of soil amendments. Soil amendments mixed in with the soil helps the tomato plants produce more fruit. Vegetable growers have learned that some soil additives help the plants produce a tomato low in acid content, firm to the touch and not overly juicy. Utilize soil amendments during planting time and enjoy some of the best-tasting tomatoes that ever decorated a sandwich.
Step 1:
Dig a hole that is two-and-a-half times deeper than the root ball of the tomato plant and twice as wide as the root ball. This will give the plant plenty of room to spread and encourage the roots to grow in an outward direction.
Step 2:
Drop 1 cup of bone meal and 1 cup of granulated sugar along with a shovel of mulch into the hole. Bone meal contains phosphorous that helps tomatoes grow and flower. Sugar granules break up and help offset the acidity of the fruit; they become absorbed into the tomato plant through its root system. Mulch decomposes and provides beneficial nutrients for the plant. Use the point of the shovel to blend together the bone meal, sugar and mulch.
Step 3:
Place a tomato plant in the bottom of the hole so that the stem points upwards. Keep at least two sets of leaves above the surface of the soil. Gardeners refer to this procedure as burying the plant "deep." When covered with earth, tiny roots will sprout from the stem of the tomato plant. Root strands help anchor the plant to the soil and absorb rainwater.
Step 4:
Pull the loose soil back into the hole with a hoe. Vegetable gardeners call this "back-filling" the hole. Wear your gardening gloves and tamp the dirt down around the tomato plant with the palms of your hands. Firm soil will stabilize your tomato plant and allow the roots to "breathe."
Step 5:
Sprinkle 1 cup of Epsom salts around the base of the plant and work the granules into the earth with your fingers. Epsom salts contain magnesium and sulfur; these two ingredients act together to fertilize a tomato plant.
Step 6:
Use a watering can to water your freshly planted tomato plant. Gardeners call this “watering in” a tomato plant. Use at least one watering can of water per plant.
Warning:
Dig a hole that is two-and-a-half times deeper than the root ball of the tomato plant and twice as wide as the root ball. This will give the plant plenty of room to spread and encourage the roots to grow in an outward direction.
Drop 1 cup of bone meal and 1 cup of granulated sugar along with a shovel of mulch into the hole. Bone meal contains phosphorous that helps tomatoes grow and flower. Sugar granules break up and help offset the acidity of the fruit; they become absorbed into the tomato plant through its root system. Mulch decomposes and provides beneficial nutrients for the plant. Use the point of the shovel to blend together the bone meal, sugar and mulch.
Place a tomato plant in the bottom of the hole so that the stem points upwards. Keep at least two sets of leaves above the surface of the soil. Gardeners refer to this procedure as burying the plant "deep." When covered with earth, tiny roots will sprout from the stem of the tomato plant. Root strands help anchor the plant to the soil and absorb rainwater.
Pull the loose soil back into the hole with a hoe. Vegetable gardeners call this "back-filling" the hole. Wear your gardening gloves and tamp the dirt down around the tomato plant with the palms of your hands. Firm soil will stabilize your tomato plant and allow the roots to "breathe."
Sprinkle 1 cup of Epsom salts around the base of the plant and work the granules into the earth with your fingers. Epsom salts contain magnesium and sulfur; these two ingredients act together to fertilize a tomato plant.
Use a watering can to water your freshly planted tomato plant. Gardeners call this “watering in” a tomato plant. Use at least one watering can of water per plant.
Things you will need:
- Pointed shovel
- Bone meal
- Granulated sugar
- Mulch
- Hoe
- Epsom salts
- Gardening gloves
- Watering can
- When the tomato plant begins to flower, add 1 tsp. of granulated sugar to a watering can. Fill the can with water. Sprinkle the solution over the tomato plant; repeat daily until tomatoes begin to form on the plant. This produces sweeter tasting tomatoes.
Warning:
- Tomato worms eat the leaves of tomato plants. Check your tomato plants daily for insects.
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