This year I am growing three varieties, Shirley, Marmande and Gardeners Delight. The Gardeners Delight are intended for planting outside a little later, as they are very hardy and unless we have a rainy summer again, should do well.
I have just come across a very useful little booklet with all you need to know about How To Grow Fabulous Tomatoes. It is a Comprehensive And Beautifully Illustrated Book, written by a World Renowned Authority Who Advises The Industry. Available as an ebook or hard copy. How to Grow Juicy Tasty Tomatoes!
My Two Golden Rules for Growing Delicious tomatoes
1. Sunlight.
But it's the FRUIT that needs the sun-light, not the leaves.
Yes, the leaves need sun-light too, but only in the early stages of the plant. Most people make a critical mistake when the plant reaches maturity, they let the leaves hog all the energy instead of the fruit. This is why tomatoes taste sour, why the plant doesn't produce as many tomatoes as it can.
You need to know how to groom tomato leaves and leaf branches, and you need to know how to do it properly, or you could do more harm than good.
Another little book Joyful Tomatoes! written by a Polish Gardener deals with how to groom your tomato leaves.
2. Air Flow
The other reason why removing tomato leaves is critical is because of air-flow. When you have a big leafy bush of a tomato plant, the leaves restrict the vital flow of fresh air to the fruit. This isn't good for the tomatoes.
To form incredible tomatoes, what the plant needs most of all is water and air.
It needs water to create the tomatoes, and air to help it breathe!
Just as you breathe heavily when you're running or doing something difficult, the plant needs to breathe more when it's in the process of making fruit. It makes sense, even though it's easy to overlook.
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