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It all went terribly wrong when I had the brilliant idea that I could garden! As a young woman in her first home, I thought that gardening would come to me. My mother had a knack for growing vegetables, as well as my grandparents and they had beautifully manicured gardens and yards, and stemming only a few generations away from an Amish like heritage, I was to be a wonderful gardener!

How terribly wrong I was! Who knew that gardening takes knowledge, patience, and time. The three things that I lacked most as a new wife, new mother, and a new home owner.

I was fortunate enough to have a home that already had established gardens and a tomato garden. Yummy, I love tomatoes! I bought the home in the winter, so I waited for spring. Well, I didn’t know to buy more tomato plants, there went that garden to the weeds. I wasn’t the best weeder, especially of spider grass, there went my other gardens. I tried to get out and garden once a month (I wasn’t the most committed gardener) so hence, all of my gardens went to the weeds! And that is how I terribly destroyed the long hard hours the owners before me put into their landscaping and gardens.

I had since got a Farmer’s Almanac, some gardening magazines, and researched gardening on-line. I had come to the realization that gardening is to be wonderful, peaceful, and enjoyable to work on and to look at. So for the time being, I decided to support the knowledgeable experts who make a living creating wonderful, peaceful and enjoyable gardens for me to look at. I wanted to say thank you, to everyone who takes the time and energy to garden, you are my hero, and one day I will have the knowledge and skill to join the ranks of the great gardeners of the world.

Tomato container gardens are an alternative to a traditional tomato garden. Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables, well in this case fruits, of people around the world. They can be used in so many ways, in a salad or to make a sauce for pasta and a myriad of other ways in your culinary pursuits. Sadly in some places tomatoes are being priced at three dollars per pound or more. Fortunately, everyone can grow their own tomatoes, even people that live in apartments. The answer is to grow a tomato container garden. You can grow them on a patio or balcony or in a bright sunny room in your home.

The number one essential is sun. Tomatoes require a lot of light and will not thrive without out it. The materials you will need to gather for your tomato container garden are simple. You will need containers that are about five gallons in size. Only plant one tomato plant per pot. You will need soil, tomato seedlings and stakes or a wire cage to hold the plant upright. String, or products called twist-tie or sturdy-tie will be needed to tie the plant to the stakes or cages. You will need a plastic tray for drainage; good drainage is essential to the health of your tomato container garden. Last need on the list is fertilizer.

There are some species of tomatoes that will do better in your tomato container garden. The bush varieties of tomatoes work well in containers and are popular with container gardeners. Cherry tomatoes and Christmas Grape tomatoes work well also because of their size and many gardeners grow them when space is limited. Other varieties that will flourish in a tomato container garden are Celebrity, Early Girl, and Sweet 100′s. It really depends on which variety you want to grow and for what purposes. If you will be growing them mainly for salads the cherry varieties are the way to go.

As mentioned before, sunlight is a requirement in order to grow your tomato container garden. Scout out the area you are planning to use for your tomatoes. The spot for your tomato container garden must get at least four to six hours of sunlight. The more light the better since the sun promotes healthy, steady growth. The two most important elements for success in tomato container gardening is sunlight and water.

By growing your own tomato container garden you will know that there were no pesticides used on your plants. With all the controversy going on about pesticides knowing that yours is pesticide free is an advantage for you and your family. Here is a good natural pest deterrent:

In a jar, combine 1 teaspoon dishwashing liquid and 1 cup vegetable oil. Shake vigorously. In an empty spray bottle, combine 2 teaspoons of this mixture and 1 cup water. Use at ten-day intervals (or more often if needed) to rid plants of whiteflies, mites, aphids, scales, and other pests.

Other pluses to this type of garden is you no longer will be paying high prices for tomatoes, your containers won’t take up much space and one plant usually yields enough tomatoes to feed your family. The cost of a tomato container garden is minimal and the feeling of accomplishment is great. So why are you waiting to plant your tomatoes? It’s time to choose the variety of tomato you want to grow, pick up some containers and start your tomato container gardens today.

Happy Container Gardening!

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Do you dream of fresh tomatoes from your own garden? Following are some general steps, tools and necessary conditions necessary to establish a thriving tomato garden.

Your Tomato Garden Materials and Tools

If you want a thriving tomato patch, you will need compost to fertilize your soil. You know of course that the top soil has nutrients that were byproducts of natural decay. These nutrients make any plant thrive and your tomatoes are no different. The compost replaces the depleted top soil.

You must also have a garden fork to rake the compost over your garden plot, you must have a tiller to loosen up the soil, you must have some material to support your tomato vines, and you must have some rope or twine to tie or affix your tomato vine to its support.

Specific Conditions

First of all, you should be careful about watering your tomato garden. Your soil must not retain too much water and it must be drained of excess moisture. The soil must also be basic with around 6 to 6.8 pH level.

Next, plant your tomatoes during seasons most conducive to their healthy growth. In countries with cold weather, it is best to plant tomatoes after the season of snow. In hot climates on the other hand, a drop in the location’s temperature after the wet season or fall will be most suitable.

Third, a healthy dose of sunlight is a definite requirement for red, sweet tomatoes. Your tomatoes need from 6 to 8 hours of sun exposure everyday to flourish. It is best to plant your tomatoes in a greenhouse where they are protected from the elements yet receive ample sunlight.

Tomato Planting Procedures

First, you must prepare the tomato vine transplants. You must expose these tomato younglings gradually to outdoor conditions. A little bit of sun everyday should suffice. Do not drown them with water.

When your tomato plants have grown enough to survive on their own, prepare the soil by mixing in the compost. The testing of the soil’s pH must then be accomplished and adjusted if need be.

To transplant, I often remove lower leaves and plant deeper. Tomatoes will root in along the stem. Give the plants some warm water to help ease integration. As the roots develop, protect the stem by improvising a collar, construct your support and firmly attach your tomato vines to their support with some twine.

The tomato fruits will be ready for harvesting six to eight weeks after planting. It is said that tomatoes harvested straight from the vines taste best. If some tomatoes are still green after the 6 to 8-week time period, you can pick them, too, so you can make some pickled or fried green tomatoes.

My family had just moved into a new neighborhood, and now having the yard-space, decided to plant a tomato garden. We had planted one before in our old yard, but never had the space to plant one as large as this. Our next-door neighbor, Charlie, a six-foot-four, burly plumber-welder of Polish descent, had grown up in the city, and had never done a garden before, so he was fascinated. He was always asking questions, why we did this or that, and how do you do such and such. So my brother, John, took advantage of his nave curiosity whenever he could.

One day Charlie asked why we had aluminum pie-pans hanging from strings tied to the tops of the tomato stakes. John answered straight-faced, “To keep the elephants away.” Charlie stepped in with both feet answering, “There’s no elephants around here!” to which John replied, “Works pretty good, doesn’t it?”

Despite all of the abuse, Charlie decided one year that he was going to plant a tomato garden as well. But before I tell that story, I need to tell you more about Charlie. What Charlie lacked in knowledge, he made up for in energy and determination. This being his first foray into suburban life, Charlie was determined that he was going to do it by the book. However, Charlie didn’t always read the whole book. In his eagerness, he would skip over the dull parts about potential challenges.

He was going to have the best looking house and nicest lawn in St. Louis County. The exterior of his home was always immaculate, and zoysia grass was his choice for the perfect lawn. Of course, that meant a lot of work and required frequent cutting to keep its golf-green appearance, but he was young, energetic, and determined.

This was in an area with rich loamy soil, so roots went deep, and the lawn quickly became well established. But soon, the gophers came – and the war began. Charlie would spend hours manicuring his lawn, only to come home the next evening and see a new tunnel run across it. With the zeal of a crusader he would attack the tunnel, trying to find the varmint and dispatch it. But the critters always eluded him. It was like watching Elmer Fudd chase Bugs Bunny, especially one Saturday afternoon.

Charlie had spent the whole morning working on the lawn, only to find a fresh tunnel in the side lawn between our houses when he came back out from lunch. I came out our side door and have, ever since, wished I had had a camera in hand. There was Charlie, his hulking frame sitting

My funniest garden experience is every time I step out and try to garden. I want to have one of those beautiful gardens that my friends and family can pull up to the house and just think my home is the most adorable thing right out of a story book and I wanted the most delectable vegetable garden to add that special touch to all

my dinners.

When we purchased the home roughly four years ago, I was blessed with 2 acres of mature gardens of beautiful plants, azalea bushes, ivy, a big beautiful apple blossom tree and dog woods. The backyard had azaleas, a giant tomato garden and a grape vine. It was everything I wanted and already made for me. So how did I get from such beauty to pine needles and grass!

I have now come to the realization I may be green thumb challenged.

The first spring at the house, I got my gloves and my limb cutters and various weeding tools and set out to have a pleasant day in the garden. After being chased down by the carpenter bees I made my way too, to my rock garden- where did it go? The giant crawling pine tree had gobbled it all up. It was like this big prickly monster that wanted to challenge me to a dual of strength, and those limb cutters just weren’t doing the job, so I got out the ax. I butchered away at this evil plant that was leaving it’s battle wounds of ferocious scratches and soar muscles, and when all is said and done in a moment of pure frustration I grabbed the shovel and dug out its roots and threw it in the forest. That was enough work in the garden for one day.

By the end of that spring my front garden was full of spider grass, suffocating all of my beautiful bushes. I set out to save my plants from this tall twisting terror. As I pulled the grass away from my plants, I noticed that I was not only pulling up the grass but the black plastic that kept the weeds out. The more I pulled the more black plastic came up and then I tried to fix my error by pulling out the black plastic. So of course by the end of summer the whole garden was full of weeds.

So what about the rest of the garden? WEEDS mostly, a constant battle in which I must endure. The tomato garden became a graveyard with it’s spikes as it’s headstones. My grape vine had a tragic accident with the weed whacker. And I have put pine needles in all of the gardens around the house and my bushes are self sustaining so they still bloom, and at the change of each season my mother in-law will bring me some flowers to plant in a flower pot and I have hired someone else to mow the grass. My dream still exists for my beautiful garden so I am either going to have to do some research or I will have to research the phone book for a landscaper.

Preparation for a bountiful harvest of tomatoes begins while snow still covers the ground. Before you can plant a beautiful row of seedlings, you must take several planning steps. Consulting a comprehensive cultivation guide on growing tomatoes will aid your planning process and help ensure you end up with a bountiful disease free crop.

Choose Your Tomato Varieties

Hundreds of choice tomato varieties abound – enough to confuse gardeners. Tomatoes come in every shape, size and color. Huge tomatoes that take two hands to carry are related to tiny grape tomatoes no larger than the top of a thumb. Purple, yellow, orange and red tomatoes all spring from the same gene pool. Perfect round tomatoes, oblong tomatoes, little marble-sized tomatoes, and huge scrunchy looking tomatoes grow around the world. Tomatoes that grow as a never-ending vine share space with tomato plants that grow in a compact, shrub form. For your summer tomato garden, choose several tomato varieties, as each variety is best suited for its own culinary responsibility, and each takes specific care and tending.

For summer-long harvesting, choose tomato plants that are “indeterminate,” or keep growing and growing and growing. These tomatoes will continue to set new fruit throughout the entire summer. These varieties are best for small cherry or grape sized tomatoes, as getting large fruit from these types of plants requires more work.

For shorter harvesting periods and larger tomatoes, choose “determinate” varieties, which grow to a certain size and stop. These plants put more energy into producing each fruit, resulting in larger, juicier fruit.

Pre-Order Seedlings or Sow Seeds

Tomatoes are fragile in the beginning. Growing a tomato from a seed and harvesting fruit in the same growing season takes advance preparation. If you prefer not to gamble with starting your own seeds, many companies offer mail-order seedlings of endless varieties. Plan for your seedlings to arrive for planting once the danger of frost is completely past. Tomato plants are tropical in origin and have little tolerance for cold.

For adventurous gardeners, harvesting a tomato grown from seed to fruit is a rewarding experience. Start seeds at least eight weeks before you wish to plant. Sow seeds thinly on a bed of light potting mix inside. Keep the seeds moist, but not overly wet. Misting daily does the trick. Once the seedlings have their second set of leaves, “prick out” the seedlings (gently remove seedlings one at a time, while holding the leaves) and plant into small pots of their own. Once frost danger has passed, “harden off” your plants by putting them outside during the day, and bringing them in at night. After a week or two of “hardening off,” you may plant outside.

Prepare the Garden Soil

While your tomato seeds are germinating on their warm and comfy windowsill, use the time to prep the garden soil. Tomatoes need an organically rich, yet well-draining soil. If you have extremely wet and heavy soil, avoid walking on it during the winter, as excessive walking with compact the soil. Add organic matter on top of the soil to help prevent winter erosion. Once the soil warms enough to be workable, double-dig the soil (Dig all of the soil out, mix in some organic matter, and put soil back in) to break up hardened areas and allow for good root penetration.

Plant the Garden

Once the soil is prepared, seedlings are hardened-off, and temperatures are warm (or warming), plant your tomato garden, and prepare for a summer of delicious harvests.

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Most enthusiastic gardeners eventually want to start their own tomato plants from seed rather than buying seedlings in the nursery. It’s a point of pride. The desire to start the tomato garden at the very first possible moment dictates, starting early, from seed, indoors. It can be pulled off! Get your seeds. Get ready. Get set. Plant!

Because tomato seeds are very small it takes them much longer than other, larger seeds to develop from seed stage to fruiting stage. It seems reasonable, then, to start early, indoors, before spring has sprung. It is also worth it to start your own tomatoes from seed rather than having to depend on what your local nursery might stock.

There are many different ways to start tomatoes from seed, but you’ll need some type of medium for the seedlings to sprout in, tomato seeds, and potting soil. I save my plastic seedling containers from my spring planting specifically for this purpose, but that is only one way to get the job done. Creativity is the key. You can order peat cubes or peat pots specifically designed for this purpose, also. Other than the unnecessary expense of buying them, I find them satisfactory. It’s nice to have a greenhouse, but my dining room often fills that purpose. I’ve taken to using white, paper cupcake cups (not the foil kind) as my nursery for tomato seeds. After the seeds have sprouted, the cups can be planted directly into the ground without disturbing the young plants. The paper will decompose in the garden.

I save the plant trays from the nursery when I buy seedlings to use for my “cup cake” tomato nursery, but an aluminum foil type cake pan or cookie sheet will work just as well. You need a tray to help the cup cake forms hold their shape since they are a bit flimsy. Double the cups to create a bit more durability. Determine how many cups you want, fill the tray with cups, and then gently sprinkle potting soil into them, filling each about half full, just like you would if you were going to bake muffins that need room to expand. Leave room for another layer of soil to cover the seeds.

Gently drop two tomato seeds into each cup. The seeds are tiny. Don’t sneeze into them or you’ll have tomato seeds everywhere! You could put more than two in a cup, but most commercially grown seeds germinate well. Putting more in a cup would lead to waste because you’ll have to thin them. Two is insurance that one will sprout. You really only want one plant per cup. After

It was a nice spring day, my husband and I were talking about tomatoes, and both saying we hadn’t had a good tomato in ages.

My husband then said he wanted to plant a garden, but only tomatoes”. I told him then he’s going to take care of it. He’s the outdoors man not me.

As always the dog followed him outside and I stayed in to get ready to go to the store to pick up some tomato plants.

My husband started to get his tools; shovel, rake, gloves and got to work (or I thought). I looked out the window to see what he was up to. The next thing I see is him rolling around on the ground, like he was on fire; the dog just barking and running around him.

I went outside and now he getting himself wet with the hose. Running around, jumping and spraying himself; the dog doing the same. I yelled “what are you doing, quit goofing around, you have a lot of digging to do”, “You can’t be that hot yet you just got started”.

He started yelling “ants, ants, ants”. I didn’t understand him at first with all the water flying everywhere and the dog barking her head off.

Then it dawned on me “oh ants”. I grabbed the hose and hosed him down and washed off the ants, he was covered in them from head to toe.

We had problems with ants before, but never knew how bad until that day. Needless to say we never did get our tomato garden.