What Causes A Tomato To Crack Or Split?
Have you ever gone out to the garden, and found a ripening tomato that gets your mouth watering, only to find that it is cracked or split open? The first reaction could be disappointment, followed by anger. Your mind flashes through possible scenarios that involve animal pests, insect pests, or maybe some agitating neighborhood kid that has sabotaged your great looking tomato. Actually, none of these are the culprit of your tomato vandalism. Continue »
Using TerraCycle’s Garden Fertilizer
While shopping at my local Home Depot Saturday, I came across a very interesting product – TerraCycle Garden Fertilizer. It stuck out as an interesting product because it was packaged in what looked like two reused 20 oz. soft drink bottles. After reading the label on the bottles, I realized that this is a wonderful idea. They were indeed two reused soft drink bottles that contained liquified worm poop to be used as a flower or vegetable garden fertilizer. Continue »
Reduce Watering By Dry Farming Tomatoes
About a year ago I was speaking with a friend of mine, and he mentioned dry farming. My first reaction to this was “Dry wha…?”. He began to explain what dry farming was and the methodology behind it. To be honest, I was very skeptical and really thought he was pulling my leg.
I jumped on the internet and did a little research. Come to find out dry farming tomatoes is a real practice, mostly used in the Southwest part of the country. I guess they have no real choice but to dry farm if they don’t get much rain, huh? It appears that dry farming has been around for a very long time, and might be spreading to other parts of the country. Continue »
Create Simple Garden Watering Wells
Watering the vegetable garden can be a time consuming, monotonous activity for most gardeners. Getting up at the crack of dawn to water plants can get down right tiring after a while, not to mention dragging a garden hose all over creation. However, there are some nifty projects that you can implement within your garden that are very simple and inexpensive, and may save you some watering heartache. Continue »
How To Repair A Hole In A Soaker Hose
I know this sounds like an odd topic because soaker hoses
This happened to me recently as I peered out into the garden one day and saw water shooting up about 3 feet in the air. The bad thing about the situation was that I had just finished laying down the soaker hoses just a couple days prior. I guess that is what I get for buying the cheaper hoses. Continue »
Water Tomatoes Deep For Awesome Results
Properly watering tomatoes is arguably one of the most important steps for growing plump, juicy tomatoes in the home garden. Watering too much or not enough can destroy or limit tomato plant production, and can contribute to increasing the chances for disease.
Deep watering tomato plants is the best way to properly water your tomatoes. What is deep watering? It is just what it sounds like – watering plants at their deepest root level. Watering in this manner will ensure good root development, resulting in stronger, healthier plants. Continue »
