SOME PRACTICAL TIPS ABOUT: Growing tomatoes during the rainy season...

Growing tomatoes during the rainy season:

1.      Thoroughly prepare the plantation area way ahead of planting schedule.

Bags of COMPOST

Coffee hull-Chicken manure Compost

2.      Choose an area that is not prone to flooding.

3.      As much as possible, build a high enough planting ridge (about half meter high and a meter wide) and fill it up with compost-soil mix.

4.      Provide a half meter space between rows of planting ridge and dig 30 cm deep drainage canals on both sides of the planting ridge.

5.      Dig also 20 cm deep x 20 cm diameter planting holes on the planting ridge at intervals of 50 cm and fill-up the hole with 50/50 compost-garden soil mix.

Prepared soil mix with Compost

6.      One month after preparing the planting area, right at the start of the rainy season and according to plan, transplant 3 weeks old tomato seedlings in the prepared planting holes.

Fruit bearing tomato, one month after planting.

 Built-up Ridge with newly planted Tomato.

7.      Visit the plantation daily and take good care of the growing tomato plants. Irrigate the tomato plants as needed most especially during the first few days of establishment.

Month old tomato at close

Month old tomato

Month old tomato with fruits shown

Note:  Avoid the occurrence of stagnant water. Make sure that the drainage canals are always clean and without obstruction. If possible, provide temporary shelter to the tomato plants during times of heavy rain.