First, Select the Tomatoes From the Bottom of the Plant.
This year I have been working as a gardener for the first time. I think everything is going well, especially considering that I have killed every houseplant I have ever tried to keep alive (even air plants). Soon I have grown corn, tomatoes and a truly absurd amount of tomatoes, and I am thrilled.
Even though I learned a lot, I was hesitant to write anything about gardening because it is a very difficult subject and the people who do it really like (and I don’t want to piss them off). But then I saw this little tip on Twitter yesterday, and to be honest, it was too good not to share it.
I don’t know who the plant expert Sean is, but his advice is consistent with what my neighbor is telling me: it’s all about energy. According to Sean, “The fatty tomato located at the base of the plant consumes most of the nutrients it receives. So if it’s close to ripening, harvest it and finish ripening in a banana / apple paper bag, and more energy will go to the higher tomatoes. “
This is in line with what my neighbor told me about tomato branches: cut the large ones if they don’t have flowers at the bottom of the plant to make it taller.
Again, this is my first year working with any kind of garden – and my first year keeping plants alive – so I haven’t done parallel horticultural research to test all this new information, but I will distract the big boys from the bottom of my tomatoes. as soon as they reach the peak of ripeness. (I want all my tomatoes to get as much nutrients and energy as possible, but I’m also very impatient.)