Gardening Week continues at Mark Cullen's farm. Today, he shares his recipe for growing great tomatoes.
My recipe for the best tomatoes on the block:
- Buy young, short, vigorous plants
- Dig a hole the size of a bushel basket and back fill it with triple mix
- Plant the tomato deeply - up to the first set of true leaves. The stem will produce roots that anchor it later in the season and build its drought resistance.
- Put the shell of one chicken egg [is there any other kind of egg?] in the bottom of the hole to prevent blossom end rot
- Water well and deeply. Repeat when the soil is dry to 3 cm. deep.
- Stake with a spiral stake. Getting your tomatoes off the ground will double your crop.
- Apply Bordo mixture every 2 weeks beginning in early July to prevent blight - 5 applications
- Harvest often! Words to live by.
