
7 Common Mistakes in Tomato Gardening
As winter approaches, many urban hobby gardeners are planting tomato seedlings in pots. While regular care like fertilizer, watering, and sunlight is essential, avoiding a few small mistakes is just as important:
1. Weak SeedlingsEven if everything else is right, weak seedlings will not produce good yields. Tomato plants need to produce a lot of sugar to bear fruit, so a weak plant won’t perform well. Flowers will also fall off easily. When buying seedlings, make sure the leaves aren’t curled or the stems yellow and diseased.
2. Planting DepthHealthy seedlings should be planted at least three inches deep to help them grow stronger. This allows the roots to spread well and the plant to thrive.
3. OvercrowdingTomato plants don’t like crowding. Since they produce a lot of food th...