I bought 2 Tomatoe Plants. Bought some Potting soil and planted them in containers. I find that their Leaves are quite thick and hardish. Is `this normal or do I have a problem.I water them every night. Otherwise they are growing ok. They do have some Flowers on them at the mo.
stevee6,
Dec 13, 4:13pm
As long as the leaves are deep green, I wouldn't worry. Make sure the drainage is good - tomato plants can't swim. Some tomato food would be good now they're beginning to flower.
iamgod1too,
Dec 13, 7:09pm
Thank you for the info. Yes the leaves are deep green. What food would you recommend!
mikee6,
Dec 14, 10:42am
You can buy liquid Tomato food or Nitrosol or worm juice works on my plants, also I put mine in buckets which I put drainage holes in.it is important that the containers are big enough to keep the roots damp as if they dry out you won't get much of a crop.
stevee6,
Dec 14, 1:16pm
As mikee6 says, or use powdered tomato food you sprinkle around the base of the plant and water in.
paix1,
Dec 14, 1:44pm
BTW - te liquid tomato food is a GREAT fertiliser for ANY plants!
jason60,
Dec 15, 3:51pm
Is taking the laterals off important! Ive just done it but they were quite big when I done it, so hopefully dont hurt the plant much
gj,
Dec 15, 4:53pm
Get a jar of water and cover with paper secured with rubber band. Make a small hole in the centre and poke your lateral through so the stalk end is at least 30mm in the water.Keep on the windowsill and top up as necessary. In a couple of weeks the roots will be big enough to plant out as a new plant.
peteyboo1,
Dec 15, 7:28pm
a liquid blood and bone mix is good to every 7 days pour over leaves and roots
milkybar4,
Dec 18, 5:55am
that's really interesting. who would have known. we had a plant we grew year after year cause it'd be laden with about 10 kg of tomatoes but last year we lost it and toms in snow. we've got seedlings that have come up out of compost and i'm hoping it is some of them! will be gutted if i've lost it for good. moral of story - if i'd known i could cultivate it from cutting i would have ! thanks
the-lada-dude,
Dec 18, 6:08am
[quote=What food would you recommend![/quote]
I use tomato sauce, but it can be hard to source, occasionally
cantabman1,
Dec 18, 7:35am
I like a number of other people here do the same thing, however, i have found that with each successive year, the plant is less resistant to disease, so its better to buy a new one after a while as some the new commercialstrains out of Holland do get better and better.
iamgod1too,
Dec 20, 3:47am
Great Idea. I am going to try that out with some Fushia cuttings I got.
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