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Growing Tomatoes - Greenhouse Style!

Growing tomatoes in a greenhouse requires a little extra effort, but it is a great way to grow tomatoes throughout the winter season.
Alternatively, if the weather in your area does not permit enough sunlight to successfully grow tomatoes then growing in an indoor environment will be the only option.
It is not too difficult to grow sweet tasting tomatoes in your greenhouse environment with a little knowledge.
       You can either plant your tomatoes straight into the soil or you can plant them into pots.
If you choose to grow in containers make sure they are a generous 12" diameter in size, or about 10 gallons in volume.
Special greenhouse/indoor tomato seeds have been developed specially for these environments.
Choose from a wide range of tomato plants.
The Greenhouse One of the biggest concerns in your greenhouse environment is the cleanliness.
Your tomato plants need to go into a healthy environment or there is risk of contracting diseases.
To remedy this, you can simply disinfect the walls, windows and pots, before planting.
Use fresh soil, not the old season's variety.
Ground-soil in your greenhouse will need to be replaced every 2-3 years to prevent the spread of disease.
To control pests, you can use companion plant with herbs such as basil and lavender.
Indeterminate tomato plants are perhaps the best type to grow in a greenhouse, as they will bear fruit over a longer period of time.
They can be stopped from growing at anytime by pinching off the main stem.
Water Think about how you will water your plants in the greenhouse because they will be entirely dependent upon you.
If you travel frequently and are away from home you may want to look at setting up an automatic watering system, or asking a friend to look after them in your absence.
Light Remember that tomato plants perform best in full, direct sunlight.
So if the sunlight in your greenhouse is lacking then you will want to supplement with grow lights.
High pressure sodium lights are recommended for growing tomatoes.
Heat Tomatoes need a constant temperature to produce fruit, so growing them in a greenhouse is actually better in this respect.
An extra heating source will most likely be required during the colder months.
Greenhouse tomatoes, like outdoor tomatoes, will need some form of support.
Wooden stakes are great for this purpose.
Even though a little more care needs to go into preparing and looking after you greenhouse tomatoes, it is well worth the extra attention for the rewards are juicy, vine ripened tomatoes ALL year round.
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