http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com Mmmmm - Delicious! Sat, 14 May 2011 18:45:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/container-growing/can-i-grow-cherry-tomatoes-in-a-container/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/container-growing/can-i-grow-cherry-tomatoes-in-a-container/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:03:46 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=528 If you’re asking, “Can I grow cherry tomatoes in a container – successfully?” then the answer is yes – with a few small qualifications. Here’s what you need to know about growing your cherry tomato plant in a pot/container. Growing Cherry Tomato Plants – Soil First off, growing cherry tomato plants really isn’t any different from growing [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/container-growing/can-i-grow-cherry-tomatoes-in-a-container/feed/ 2 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/fertilizers/using-fertilizers/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/fertilizers/using-fertilizers/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:53:55 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=355 Now that you know what makes up fertilizer, the next question might be how to actually use the fertilizer on your tomato plants.  Even tomatoes grown organically in rich soil need some help in times of swift growth or when having lots of fruit on the plant. There are several ways to apply the fertilizer:  foliar, [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/fertilizers/using-fertilizers/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds-update/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds-update/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:30:04 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=235 In my previous post about germinating tomato seeds, I mentioned that I had planted quite a few seeds that were at least 10 years old.  While I expected some of these seeds to germinate (I do have some rare seeds in my collection), I wasn’t expecting a high germination rate.  At most, I was hoping [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds-update/feed/ 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/fertilizers/tomato-plants-and-organic-fertilizers/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/fertilizers/tomato-plants-and-organic-fertilizers/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:48:52 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=84 I talked a little about organic fertilizers in my fertilizing tomatoes post.  But now I want to talk a little more in-depth about this wonderful way to grow your tomato plants. Especially when it comes to growing anything (for example, tomatoes) that I plan to eat, I think organic fertilizers just make more sense.  I mean, [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/fertilizers/tomato-plants-and-organic-fertilizers/feed/ 2