By far the #1 veggie crop in Canadian gardens is the tomato.
And why not - it is no mistake that Heinz has their #2 plant in Leamington Ontario [Pittsburgh is #1 but that is where they 'discovered' the secret recipe too...]
In most of Canada we have loads of sunshine and good soil is not all that far away.
My recipe for a great tomato crop is:
- 1. start with a healthy plant [I trust that you have planting it already...]
- 2. prep the soil with a minimum of ½ bushel [20 liters] of compost and equal amount of top soil, mixed equally in the bottom of the hole.
- 3. plant deeply: up to the fist leaves. Roots will grow out of the stem.
- 4. water well and fertilize with one inch [2 cm.] of finished compost or Green Earth organic 4-6-8 Tomato and Vegetable food.
- 5. continue to water deeply when the soil is dry about 5 cm. down.
- 6. double the tomato crop by getting them off the ground. Stake them as Jeff and I demo in this segment.
- 7. mulch to minimize weeds and watering. I use 6 inches/16 cm. of loose straw. Finely ground up bark also works well.
- 8. apply Bordo mixture in July to prevent early blight. This is very important where a hot, dry August in not a certainty.
As they ripen, pick often and enjoy.
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