Tip For tomato plants

[Mrwoo1234]

Hi,
I am a young gardener and i grow a variety of things from flowers to plums!
I have found with my tomato plants when watering the key is to target the ROOTS and not the plant leaves as the water especially in greenhouses scorches the leaves and consequently in my opinion will produce a poor crop, Also to speed things up a bit i use some plant food which works well, Fair enough by no means am i organic, but i cant see any harm in using a bit of harmless chemical in my crops...
Also for the advice of others watering is best done at night as if watering is done first thing at morning the water is left and may scorch plants. (as i found with my herbs last year)

[Alice]

Welcome to the Vine MrWool and thank you for your tip. You are so right that it is best not to get water over the leaves - it just scorches them. I hope all your plants grow great for you.

[Paulottie]

Welcome to the vine Mrwoo.

[rustylady]

When my plants are in small pots I always water by standing the pots in a tray of water (not too deep) and letting them soak up what water they need. When they have been transplanted into bigger pots which makes this impracticable I stand even the large pots in saucers to conserve water and provide a small reservoir. However I always make sure I water the soil or compost, not the leaves.

[denise]

I tend to water my green house in the morning, because I have a slug problem and they are less able to move on the dry greenhouse than a damp one. I water the stand and soak method, sems to work well. I have to admit that I have feed the slugs in the greenhouse little blue sweeties :-~

[LaurenGrows]

Welcome to the Vine Mr Woo.
Thanks for the tips on watering
If I find any slugs in my greenhouse they will be getting the water salt spa treatment