2007-03-24 13:21:22 · 5 answers · asked by beont 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Well, really, it is probably because they don't have wings!
OK, serious, now.......I grow heirloom tomato plants from seed to sell and have found this to be an addictive hobby. I have learned so much about tomatoes and all the varieties that have been grown for hundreds of years.
Start with healthy plants - they should be green, no wilty leaves, and with healthy white roots.
Tomatoes like full sun, well drained soil that is rich in natural materials like compost, leaf mulch, some sand, and dark, rich dirt. This is the first and most important step in growing anything in your garden - the soil. It must drain and be loaded with nutrients. Have your soil tested by the USDA and add amendments as needed.
I plant my tomatoes DEEP. If the plant is 12 inches tall, I bury it in a 10 inch hole with only the top 2 leaves exposed. I put a tablespoon of Epson Salts in the bottom of the hole and work in the dirt before I plant. Place your plant in, gently add dirt to cover the plant. Firm dirt around plant. Water in well at planting time.
I cover the area around the plant with newspaper and put mulch on top. This retains moisture and prevents weeds.
Stake the plant - you want it to grow upright to keep diseases away and to harvest better tomatoes.
Plants should have an inch of water a week - if it doesn't rain, then water weekly. Give plant a good soak at ground level once a week letting water run for about 5 minutes at ground. Never water by spraying leaves....roots don't get benefit of this.
I do not use artificial plant food, but depend on rich soil and sometimes use an organic amendment before I put the newspaper around plant.
If you have full sun on your plants and follow the planting steps, I just bet your tomatoes will fly this year.
There are many web sites about growing tomatoes - do a little research.
Good luck !
2007-03-24 14:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by karola 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's spelled "tomatoes" but don't feel bad, because Dan Quayle went to an elementary school while in office & couldn't spell "potatoes." As to why tomatoes don't fly, it's because they don't have wings & also because they are too heavy to fly. That's my story & I'm sticking to it. lol
2007-03-24 20:33:17 · answer #2 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you check the engine?
My eggplant flew last summer. Too bad I didn't get to enjoy the eggs.
2007-03-24 23:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by egan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you kidding?? Do you know what a tomatoe is??
2007-03-24 20:44:05 · answer #4 · answered by fefe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who says they don't? bet you don't know that elephants fly too huh? watch for these guys they might land on you.
2007-03-25 03:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by gerald l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋