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There are few things as exciting as a gardener in a fresh, juicy tomatoes in your garden. Unfortunately, there is nothing as discouraging, especially after work, the culmination and the money you invest in your home garden tomatoes, only to discover that the plants eaten by pests or disease earlier.

The good news is that many common problems of the tomato plant in your garden with good practices can be avoided. These tips will help you grow healthy tomatoes and could save you money on sprays and other means.

Before the growing season – Garden Planning

Good drainage – tomato plant in sunny, well drained location. Use raised beds, if possible, to promote good drainage.
Crop Rotation – To prevent soil diseases, place your tomatoes on a rotating schedule of three years and works with independent cultures such as corn, beans or salad. Make sure your tomato plant in the same place as other members of the family of tomatoes (peppers, eggplants, potatoes) are grown in the past two years strong, keep them healthy. Soil preparation work – improving the garden soil before planting, adding organic materials such as compost.

Before planting

Selection of Seedlings – If you buy plants instead of planting seeds, always clean looks, dark green foliage. When the lower leaves turn yellow or brown, or if the flowers are already showing, and the plant stress is likely to be avoided. Look at the leaves and the underside of leaves close to all parasites. If you chew or any brand to see aphids, do not buy.

Planting distances – When planting the tomato plants with a minimum distance of 18 inches to allow for maximum air circulation. Tomatoes are a single plant roots and can grow from any part of the shaft.

Tomato varieties – Home gardeners have access to many excellent varieties of tomatoes. When buying seeds or plants, their resistance to disease regarded as part of your selection. Many varieties of hybrid tomatoes have high resistance to wilt and other common genetic problems have been bred. For example, the cultivar ‘Celebrity’ tomato VFFNTA that the plant resistant to (V) erticillium wilt (F) usarium races 1 and 2, the root node (N) ematodes, (T) tobacco mosaic virus is using marked, and (A) lternaria cancer stem cells.

During the season

Plants and gardening – the elimination of competition for nutrients, keep your garden weed free. Mulch around the base of plants to maintain soil moisture.

Pruning tomato plants – Some gardeners prune tomatoes by pinching “cupping” the green shoots that grow out of the “V” between the central stem (stem) and lateral branches.

If left on the plant, the miller will continue to grow and bear fruit in general. You can stay at some of the suckers, if you prefer.