Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Mulching For Tomatoes Helps With Water Retention And Weed Control

January 11, 2010  •  Category : Gardening   

The purpose of mulching is to prevent loss of moisture from the soil, reduce leaching of the fertiliser, suppress weed growth and keep the fruit off the ground helping to ensure that there is less risk of disease and fruit rotting.
Other advantages associated with mulching are that there is less need for cultivation of [...]

What Type Of Tomatoes Should You Grow In Your Garden?

January 5, 2010  •  Category : Gardening   

Choosing the variety or varieties of tomatoes to grow in your garden is important. If you plan to grow tomatoes, you will need to decide what characteristics are the most important to you, as well as the climate and disease susceptibility in your area. No one variety will perform best across all planting seasons and [...]

How To Plant Tomatoes And Care For Tomatoes When Greenhouse Growing

November 27, 2009  •  Category : Gardening   

One of the main reasons for using a greenhouse when growing tomatoes is because of the climate you live in. If you cannot guarantee warm sunny weather for your tomatoes then you will need to consider using a greenhouse, this will help you control the climate for the tomato plants and give them a better [...]