Why Planting Tomatoes the RIGHT Way is So Important

They're the tips I wish I had known way back in the day when I was struggling. The tips I'm sharing in this post are things I’ve learned by complete trial and error. However, if you live in an area with real heat and humidity, you also may struggle with issues like too much sun as well as blight from damp/humid conditions. They’re definitely a warm, dry-weather plant. It opens them up to the fungus that can cause blight (learn how to prevent and treat early tomato blight here).Īlso, if you live in a cooler climate, your tomatoes aren't going to be as productive. Still, this traditionally cool and rainy climate can make it hard when planting tomatoes because they don’t like to get wet.

(Although for the past five years or so, we've been experiencing a lot drier and warmer summers than normal for this area.) So, being in the Pacific Northwest, we do tend to deal with a lot of damp rainy weather. I live in northern Washington state, up in the foothills of the North Cascade mountain range.

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