How to Make Tomato Plants Bloom

Helping your tomato plants grow and yield a high number of tomatoes starts even before you plant them. Proper fertilization and watering are key to help tomato plants bloom and give you all the big, juicy tomatoes you can handle for the summer season. You have to precisely fertilize with the correct amount of nutrients or you could end up with big luscious tomato plants with no tomatoes on them.

Things You'll Need

• Tomato plants
• Tomato fertilizer (high-phosphorus)
• 1-gallon cans
• Water

Instructions

1. Purchase a fertilizer with equal parts nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. You can also use a fertilizer high in phosphorus if you cannot find a fertilizer with equal parts.

2. Apply 2 1/2 to 3 lb. of fertilizer per 100 square feet of garden. Do this prior to the actual planting process as this will be the base of the tomato plant's nutrition.

3. Water the tomato plants enough to give them about 1 inch of water per week. A great way to do this is to poke holes in the bottom of 1-gallon cans and remove the top. Plant two of these cans per plant into the soil with 1 inch of the can sticking out of the ground. Make sure not to get any dirt in the can. Fill them up with water and they will automatically water your tomato plants.

References

• Watering Tomatoes
• Fertilizing Tomatoes
• It's All About Nutrition!