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Question by christigmc: why are my tomatoes always small?
Every year I grow tomatoes. When I finally get tomatoes they are always small, like the size of a cherry tomato, no matter what kind I grow. What can I do to make them grow to their supposed size?
They are definately getting enough water. I’ve grown them in different parts of the backyard. Every part has different amounts of sunlight. No matter where I always get tiny tomatoes. At one point my first 2 tomatoes were proper size but everyone after that was small.
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Answer by Irv S
Are they getting:
Enough water?
Enough sunlight?
Enough fertilizer?
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wait?
I though tomatoes like space?
surely these isn’t enough root space?
Can you use these pellets instead of liquid tomato feeder which you put in watering can?
I thought that said “Why are my tattos always small” for a second xD
Anyway back to the point.
Put bag by a sunny South – facing wall, so it stays warm at night, and remember to chop off any unproductive side shoots so that the central stem produces good trusses – maybe top up with a seaweed based fertiliser, but the most important thing is heat and light. Good luck! ;]
OR, you may be using baby tomato seeds?
P.S. Some people say that if you earth up, to the first leaf, you get a healthier, bushier plant … but it depends what type you’re growing …
Sounds like you need to feed your soil. You can use organic fertilizers and follow the directions on the packages. Don’t apply more than instructed, you’ll get all leaves and stems and no tomatoes.
Think about getting started on composting your kitchen scraps. Lots of info on the Net about it and you’re recycling and making free fertilizer better than any you can buy!
along with good soil and proper fertilizer, this year put 2 tablespoons of epsom salts down for each tomato plant. epsom salts is magnesium sulfate, tomatoes thrive on it. any drug store will sell epsom salts.
Use a good plant food like this one http://thehardwarecity.com/?sku=2826733 I’ve always had great luck with it.
Could be a calcium deficiency. What are you growing near your tomatoes? Companion planting can help your tomatoes, and the ones that aren’t, will do a lot of depletion of nutrients.