Growing tomatoes in your home garden is fun and can give you delicious, juicy tomatoes.
However, you need to pay a little attention and make sure your garden gets plenty of vitamins and nutrients.
Another method to make your crop of tomatoes the most attractive it can be is by ensuring they're receiving an adequate supply of calcium.
This mineral is absolutely necessary if you want to avoid blossom-end rot.
With this disease in place of the flower, the plant develops a dry sunken end.
For the plant to be able to use as much as the calcium as possible though, you'll need to keep an eye on the soil's acidity levels.
You'll also want to make sure you water the area thoroughly so the mineral can travel to the plant.
A good natural method of increasing the soil's calcium content is by placing crushed eggshells on the ground.
You can also purchase dolomitic lime for this purpose as well.
Sunrise, Sunset Six hours worth.
That's the answer in a nutshell.
Tomatoes need a minimum of six hours of sunlight.
This ensures that the ideal amount of photosynthesis takes place; it also helps to protect your plants from disease.
In choosing a place to place your plants, consider the need for sun.
You'll want to choose a spot in which the dew and the rain evaporate from the plants quickly.
And of course, that means sun, as well as exposure to some wind.
Don't be afraid to place your plants in an area that gets some gusts now and then.