Growing Tomatoes: Getting a Great Harvest

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I've just finished an article that gives tips for getting a great harvest from your tomato plants. Below is an excerpt.

It's fun growing tomatoes, but are there ways to make your tomato plants grow bigger and produce more tomatoes? Yes, there definitely are things you can do for your tomato plants (beyond providing plenty of water and sunlight) to help them produce a great harvest. Below is a list of relatively simple tips to improve on last year's harvest and give you plenty of fresh tomatoes for your eating pleasure ...

The tips include a formulation of fertilizer that will give more fruit, pruning so the plant's sugars go into the tomatoes, and a special technique for setting fruit that many people don't know about. If you have a sec, head over to my Associated Content article, and find out things you can do right now to insure you'll have loads of red, luscious, tomatoes!

I'm planning to say more about tomatoes as we head into fall, so keep checking back. In the meantime ... what's your favorite variety of tomato plant? Better Boy? Beefmaster? Early Girl? Or is it one of the heirloom varieties?