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If you would like to
have the first tomato on the block, I’ve got a plan that just might make you
the winner! Grow your tomato in a pot!
Grab yourself a large
pot (no smaller than 14 inches), dark in color so it will warm up quicker,
and with lots of drain holes in the bottom.
Fill your pot with some
good soil-less potting mix, and be sure to add some Osmocote for a slow
feeding, and Soil Moist to help with your watering.
Now find yourself a nice
looking tomato plant, and look for one of the earlier producers. Patio
tomatoes are smaller but produce earlier tomatoes, and don’t forget the old
stand by, Early Girl. Plant your tomato in the pot, water in well, and get
that baby outdoors in the sun.
Water and feed as
needed. During warm days and nights (60 degrees plus), leave your tomato
outside. If the temperatures drop below 60, bring it back inside. It’s a
bit of work, but by doing this, you jump start the season by a month or
more, and can have the first ripe tomato on your block. And if you’re the
Yardboy, that can be a very important thing! Man, I hope my neighbors
didn’t catch this secret. |
