What to do for sweeter tomatoes?

Question

Our tomatoes last year weren't very sweet. We planted sweet varieties and also put some sugar in the holes when we planted. The sugar thing was supposed to make the tomatoes sweet, according to various sources. I think the problem is the soil though. Do I need to put down some lime or what?

I fed them Miracle Gro last year.

Answer 1

Fertilize with something high in phosphates (if you're going organic, use fish emulsion), and leave them on the vine as long as possible.

Answer 2

Do not put sugar in the holes. Do not do anything with lime. Choose your tomato by reading what variety it is.
Make sure you dig up the soil well and break it up. Plant the plants at the correct depth. Do not allow the plants to dry out. Fertilize with fertilizer made for tomatoes. Miracle Gro has a good one just for tomatoes.
Do not add anything to the soil except fertilizer and water.

Answer 3

Buy heirloom tomatoes. I stopped buying plants from nurseries about 7 years ago because the tomatoes tasted just like store bought. I ordered heirloom tomato plants but now I only order seed and start my plants indoors. I also seed save from my own plants. There is a variety that some nurseries now carry called Cherokee Purple...fantastic. It might be a little late to order plants over the internet because these heirloom plants go fast but you can start from seed. Other great varities are Mortgage Lifter, Tigerella (small, orange, early and delicious) Disappointed in Brandywine but a great producer with much better flavor that store bought.

Answer 4

I use a combination of rose plant food and the fish emulsion that someone mentioned in an earlier post. I also use a 50/50 mixture of potting soil and sand.

Answer 5

Vine-ripe is the sweetest, yet very costly, and that they must be used just about on the instant using fact they are so ripe, although Italian plum tomatoes are very candy additionally, very low-fee, and not that diverse than the vine-ripe, using fact of this Italians use the plum tomatoes to make selfmade pasta sauce, for their organic sweetness. Italian plum tomatoes are very ripe whilst bought additionally. purchase them at the same time as nonetheless company, yet very crimson. The brighter the colour of any fruit or vegetable, the extra supplementations it includes.

Answer 6

soil could most definitely cause the majority of the problem
had similar problems couple years ago, and for THAT
problem, lime did cure it.

Answer 7

Soil problem it could be high in PH go to your local garden center for fertilizer

Answer 8

TAKE A SAMPLE OF YOUR SOIL TO BE TESTED AND THEY WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO ADD TRY YOUR LOCAL AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT