Do you want fresh tomatoes? Do you have extra time? If you said yes to any of these questions, then you can grow tomatoes. Tomatoes are a juicy fruit. Yes, a fruit. Tomatoes are considered a fruit because of the seeds. I’ll teach you how to grow tomatoes. 

The first thing you need to do is decide what type of tomatoes you want; a determinate tomato or an indeterminate tomato. If you’re wondering what the difference is, determinate tomatoes are like a bush and indeterminate tomatoes are like a vine. You need an 18-inch pot for the determinate tomatoes. For indeterminate tomatoes, you need a 24-inch pot. Good soil for growing tomatoes is any type of soil except heavy clay soil.

The second thing you need to do is plant it. You need to plant it ¼ in the soil and put it in an area that gets 6-8 hours of sunlight daily. Water it every morning with 1 to 2 inches of water. In 5-10 days it should sprout. Then it should grow and grow and grow.

Finally, I’m going to tell you some growing tips. You need to kill off the sucker when it gets to a plant. To kill off the sucker you need to chop off a branch that comes off from the main stem. The next thing is making the soil really strong by putting fertilizer in the soil, and making bigger tomatoes. Timing is everything when it gets constantly over 60 degrees then it is time to plant.

Well, that is how you grow tomatoes. If you’re wondering what to do now, you can use the tomatoes for salads or salsa. You can make it into a paste or into a sauce for spaghetti. You can use it in tacos. Make sure you wash the tomatoes before you use them in anything you make with them. I say that you make some Tomato soup, because it is easy to make and delicious.