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Time to Start Those Tomato Plants
Growing tomato's can be fun and rewarding. They grow just about anywhere as long as there is ample sunshine. Tomato plants require at a minimum of 6 hours of sun a day,(some will argue, even more) so when you are deciding on where in your garden you want to place them you need to make sure they will receive plenty of sunshine. Tomato's also do real well in container gardening but, you have to make sure the size of the container will accommodate the type of tomato plant you put in it. You can start them from seed indoors or just go to your favorite garden center and buy young plants. When planning your tomato bed, consider that you need to place plants approximately, 2 to 3 foot apart and leave row spacing at about 4 foot. This will leave a convienent walk space down your garden row for pruning and picking. Be creative and sculpt your garden to be pleasant to the eyes and the nose with placement of aromatic yet useful companion plants like basil, marigold, catnip, or garlic for protection from nasty pests. For nutrients, try planting, carrots, onions, or asparagus along side your tomato's. Place them within 15 to 20 inches from the base of the young plant. Have fun with it, mix and match your companion plants using the charts on this site.