Hi everyone! This is my first time growing tomatoes and gardening in general. I’m growing three indeterminate varieties that I started from seeds. Pink Berkley Tie-dye, Pineapple tomatoes, and Gold Medal Tomatoes. Tips and advice would be greatly appreciated
Thank you!!
by NoButterfly92
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Welcome to the insanity! Well done on getting such healthy transplants from seed.
Do you have a plan for trellising? They will need it very soon. Indeterminates will grow until they die. Some parts of the world get 20’+ long vines. If your plants are this young this late I’m guessing that isn’t you, but they will get sizable fast. “Tomato cages” from the big box stores are useless for almost all tomato varieties by the way. If you are going to stake something into the ground, it’s best to do that at transplanting so you don’t damage the roots as they spread.
You should mulch your soil. Use a natural, undyed mulch (pine needles, hardwood bark, straw or lawn clippings free of weed seeds and insecticide) – whatever is cheap in your area. Do not use rubber, rock or dyed wood mulch. Cypress mulch is technically ok but it doesn’t break down to feed your soil as fast.
Other than those, have a plan for fertilization and suckers. Some people train to a single or double stem; if you want to do that, you should already be watching and pinching suckers.
Looks like you are underestimating how big they are going to get. You should put in some support so that they don’t snap in the wind.
The plants look great at the moment.
Those look too close to the edge of the bed. Is there a reason there is nothing in the middle? Also judging from the background are these beds over pavement? If so I don’t think there’s enough soil for them. Just my 2 cents