#plantingfordummies crazyplantlmomma aftermanyfailedattempts

[crazyplantmomma]

Tom-Tom-Tomato!!!

Just like humans, some plants also need support to grow and bloom. One of them, other than just creepers, is a Tomato plant. The debate over whether tomato is a Fruit or a Vegetable will always continue... but if you ask me, they are the easiest plants to grow, which I was found after 4 failed attempts. Again I blame my lack of space to some extent for it, and of course as I mentioned earlier, I was capable of killing a cactus as well before I moved here. But this lovely plant that you see, is my first success, and from an over ripped tomato in my fridge, which I had planted at the end of April, and it has grown into such a fine plant. Today, I added some support to it, as I have heard and browsed in so many of Youtube videos (Read: How to grow tomatoes for a dummy), once the tomato plant starts to flower, which eventually turns into fruits/veggies, it becomes too heavy for the stems to bear the weight and they start drooping , and fall on the ground, which can damage the new fruit/veggie, so its advisable to add some support to the plant by adding a coir or a strong stick and loosely tying the stem to it. Coir support helps to retain water as well, which is much needed for a healthy tomato plant. So lets see when can I enjoy the fruits(or should I say Veggies, I am still confused) of my labour..... Will keep you posted!!! P.S- Ping me if you want to know how to grow tomatoes from the ones available in your fridge, always happy to help more dummies like me :)