i need tomato help?

Question

i have a graden all my other plants look heathy but my tomatos and they always look bad, does anyone know what i can try to do to them to make them heathy for once?

they look bad they pretty much just a stem and a few leaves

Answer 1

There are really only five things to look at sunlight, soil, nutrients, plant quality, and water.

First thing you want to look at is whether the plants are getting plenty of sunlight. Tomatoes need plenty of sunlight.

The second thing you want to look at is soil. Tomatoes need soil that can drain fairly well and can hold nutrients. You may try planting your tomatos in a different spot or mixing in some garden top soil or compost into the ground. Sometimes if tomatos have been planted in the same spot for too long the tomatos that grow there are more likely to get diseases that cause them not to do well. You may also want to check the acidity of the soil to make sure it is at the right level.

Third is nutrients. If you plant a tomato in the same spot for a number of years, the nutrients the tomato needs have have been taken out by the tomatos planted in the past. Move them to somewhere else or add plenty of Miracle grow. Also, if it is the first time you've ever planted in that spot, the ground may have little topsoil and needs to be fertilized well.

Fourth is plant quality. You need to make sure that the plants you get are healthy, have no diseases, and are a variety that grows well. I like a couple varieties:

For good producers: Big Boy, Big Girl, Super Steak
For small compact plants: Celebrity
For big tomatos: Delicious and Super Steak

Fifth is water. Tomatos love plenty of water. Plenty of sun combined with plenty of water and plenty of nitrogen really makes them grow. You know your plants are doing well if they have a nice green color. Too little water and the plant will start to wilt or the tops of the plants will start to turn yellow. Too much water and the bottom leaves of the plants will start to turn yellow. You want the ground moist, but not soaking wet. Too little water and they won't grow well. Too much water and they won't grow well either.

Another secret to getting them to grow is rabbit manure. Till some of it into the ground before you plant the tomatos. It will help add organic matter to the ground and it helps give them nitrogen and minerals that they need without burning them. Mine tend to produce 3-4 times as many tomatos as my neighbors plants do and I think that is mainly due to the rabbit manure and properly watering them. I read an article once where the guy who grew the world's largest tomato also used rabbit manure on his tomato plants. It definitely works!

Answer 2

You need to find out WHY they're not doing well. What is wrong with them?

Are there holes in leaves or missing leaves? You may have a bug or slug problem.

Are they slow to grow? You may have planted them a little too late or chosen the wrong kind for your area. Also make sure they're getting watered occasionally if your area hasn't had rain in awhile.

Is the plant growing but no fruit? You could have poor soil. have your soil tested and fertilize to make up for what you're lacking. Rough watering can also knock off blossoms & without them you don't get fruit. Also planting too mature of a plant will stress it, and this will also trigger blossom loss.

Is that part of the garden getting enough sun? Tomatoes do best in full sun.

What variety are you choosing? Or do they do poorly no matter what kind?

Answer 3

Your tomato plants need plenty of sunshine! Do not plant them in the shade. Also you can plant marigolds near (or around) them - helps keep certain bad insects away. For watering purposes scoop out dirt (like a castle's moat) around the base of your plant - depending on size 4 to 5 inches away from the stem. Never directly water your tomato plant- let the water fill up in this moat. You can also add some crushed bonemeal to this moat or Miracle Grow! Stake plants if you want but it is not necessary, in fact some tomato plants do better vining on the ground. Good luck!

Answer 4

make sure you water them from underneath, not over the plant. Put a coffeecan or something around them to keep cutworms from eating at the roots. Another suggestion is to plant them in a different spot in your garden each year. Also, once they start producing fruit, pinch off any new stem growth. that way it will put more effort into producing the fruit instead of more leaves.

Answer 5

You may not have enough acid and nutrients in your soil so try using Miracle GrowTomatoe Booster this will add the acid and nutrients that the tomatoes need. Also snap the bottom leaves off and also the suckers so that the nutrients will go to the main branches and to the tomatoes.

Answer 6

Go to your garden store and get a soil test kit, about 10 bucks and find out what your soil needs. Usaully a little lime to correct the ph level and some 10-10-10- fertilizer does the trick.

Answer 7

You have to keep the plants trimmed so to speak. On the plant if you look where the main branches come off of it , sometimes you see another branch starting to grow in the corner. You want to neatly clip them off. That will help your plant to grow. Those are pretty much sucking the life out of your plants. you can also spay fertilizers on them before the fruits start to grow.

Answer 8

purchase those that say "on the vine". they commonly come 3 or 4 to a team and nonetheless have the vine linked. sometime the little cherry tomatoes tastes sparkling. The on the vine tomatoes are greater costly, however the flavor is nicely worth it.

Answer 9

It could be one of 2 things..poor soil or pests.Go to a Home Depot and ask them about soil replenishes and pest repellents.Also make sure you are watering daily during these droughtful times.

Answer 10

Are they yellow and dying? If so this could be blight. Fungicides are available that will cure this. Otherwise it could be over watering, overcrowding, or not enough water. You didn't describe their condition.