Tomato Plant Spacing: 6 Setups and Exactly How Far Apart to Plant TL;DR For most home gardens, space tomato plants 24 to 36 inches apart, or 18 to 24 inches apart if you are growing them vertically and pruning regularly. Give caged or bushier plants more room, and when in doubt, choose wider spacing because…
7 Reasons Your Tomato Leaves Are Turning Yellow and What to Do Next TL;DR: Yellow tomato leaves are usually caused by too much water, nutrient problems, disease, pests, environmental stress, or simply older leaves fading naturally. Check where the yellowing starts, look for spots or webbing, and feel the soil two inches down before treating…
Why Are Your Tomato Leaves Curling? (And How to Fix It) TL;DR: Most tomato leaves curl because of heat, uneven watering, or other growing stress, so start by checking the soil, recent weather, and whether the leaves are simply rolled or truly distorted. Keep moisture steady, ease heat stress, and only investigate fertilizer, pests, herbicide…
Tomato Flowers but No Fruit? 7 Reasons Your Tomatoes Aren’t Setting TL;DR: If your tomato plant has plenty of flowers but no fruit, check recent temperatures first, then make sure the soil stays evenly moist, the flowers are getting enough movement for pollination, and you are not overfeeding with nitrogen. Most plants start setting fruit…
7 Tomato Sucker Pruning Rules That Keep Plants Productive and Under Control TL;DR: Prune tomato suckers mainly on indeterminate plants, keeping only the stems you want to train, while leaving determinate tomatoes mostly alone. Pinch small suckers early, use clean pruners for thicker ones, and keep enough healthy leaves to shade fruit and support a…
How to Ripen Green Tomatoes Indoors (The Right Way) TL;DR: To ripen green tomatoes indoors, keep mature fruit dry, out of direct sun, and around 65°F to 70°F, using a paper bag for faster ripening or a cardboard box and cooler temperatures to slow things down. Check them regularly, remove any soft or damaged fruit,…