What's more, they taste twice as good! There are many different types of tomatoes, but they all require care. Yet growing these red delicacies is not difficult at all. Below we tell you how you too will soon be able to pick the tomatoes you need in the kitchen right from your own garden!

Seeding

March is the ideal time to sow tomatoes. For good germination, warmth is important. Therefore, put the container in the warmest place in the house or greenhouse, preferably around 25 degrees. Therefore, it is smart to sow in a mini greenhouse or cover the container with a sheet of glass or clear plastic. In either case, choose a spot in the sun. The moment the sprouts rise above ground, temperature is secondary to the amount of light. The young sprouts should be in full light, preferably from above, so that they do not grow crookedly. If your plants are by the window, you should regularly turn the container over, to avoid crooked growth.

Location

In our climate, young tomato plants cannot go outside until after mid-May. Until they can go outside, put them in a place with lots of light that is not too hot. Furthermore, it is good to put them outside on nice days to get used to the weather conditions.

So after May 15, they can go outside in the solid ground or in pots. The choice of location is very important here. Tomatoes like sun and, although they drink a lot of water, are sensitive to rain. This is because the delicate leaves can quickly become moldy when wet. Therefore, it is best to choose a sheltered spot under a roof. You do not need a garden for this; a balcony or greenhouse is also good and in many cases even better!

Care

For the juicy fruits to grow, the plants need lots of water. So you don't pour that on the leaves, but directly on the soil and preferably in the morning. But the water must be able to drain away, this is especially important if you grow tomatoes in a pot. 'Wet feet' are disastrous!

As plants grow larger, they need support. Especially if they bear fruit at some point. As they grow, you should regularly "thieve"; pull off the small shoots that form in the axils. These grow out differently and take much of the plant's strength that would otherwise be used to form tomatoes.

Manure

If necessary, you can fertilize every two weeks between April and September. Choose an organic liquid fertilizer, which is best absorbed.

Problems

A common problem in growing tomatoes is mildew. It causes spots to form on the leaves ranging from yellow to dark brown and white fluff to form on the underside. You can prevent a lot by keeping the leaves dry and possibly using a preventive biological product based on copper sulfate. Starting in June, spray the top and underside of the leaves with this every two weeks.