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by Idris Ya'u
by Idris Ya'u 
Idris Yau, the visionary founder of Webgardener, is a passionate botany student, dedicated flora enthusiast, prolific writer, and dynamic entrepreneur. With a deep-rooted love for plants and nature, Idris embarked on a journey to revolutionize gardening education and empower individuals worldwide to cultivate green thumbs. Armed with a wealth of botanical knowledge and a keen eye for innovation, he endeavors to make gardening accessible and enjoyable for all.
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No year passes by that gardeners do not create a room for growing tomatoes. Many people love tomatoes, from the cherry-like ones that look like candy to the larger ones that you can slice or eat and add to your meals.
Tomatoes are one of gardeners’ favourite plants. However, the late summer problems in the garden make it a bit challenging to cultivate.
The step-by-step guide on how to grow tomatoes in a raised bed is below.
1# Keep Them Carefully and Very Early
Based on how your raised beds are set up, the subsoil underneath may not be friendly to the planting. Some gardeners have angrily spoiled countless tomato cages by trying to thrust them into the soil and around the plants.
Instead, put each leg of the bed inside the soil, one at a time, until the leg is completely inserted inside the soil. Speaking of new tomatoes, your young seedlings may be so petite that it seems improper to put them in a raised bed. But in actuality, it works.
2# Avoid Excessive Watering
As long as your raised bed is full of tomatoes, avoid carelessly using your garden hose to water the plants to wet the roots. Excessive watering should be avoided completely, especially with the garden hose.
Watering at the base of your tomato plants spreads soil-borne diseases. Rather than using a gardening hose for watering your tomato plants in your raised bed, spread a moderate quantity of water to enable the plants to grow properly.
It is advisable to install a system of watering land by artificial means, which will foster the growth of your tomatoes. This will move the water directly to the root and base of your growing tomato in a raised bed.
3# Pinch Out Suckers
If you discover new growth and changes that show up between branches and stems, get rid of them immediately because they are plant suckers.
As the name implies, it saps up all the nutrients in the plants grown and competes with your plants in the soil. So all you have to do is to pinch them out with your fingers.
4# Revolve Your Tomato Crops
Crop rotation is quite easy when the raised bed is placed in the picture. Because through this, you can keep a record of everything that goes on in your raised bed weekly, monthly, and yearly.
For some reasons, it is a good method when you plant your tomatoes every 2-3 years. The first common reason is that diverse types of tomatoes absorb different types of nutrients from the soil. Pests and diseases can also affect the growth of plants.
5# Tidy Up
Make sure you toss away any unripe or rotten tomatoes in the compost instead of leaving them to decompose in your raised bed. Just like most vegetables, tomatoes need well-drained, nitrogen-rich soil compost with the right pH of 6.5 around the soil.
6# Prepare Your Site
The first step you must take when growing a tomato in a raised bed is to select a site for the raised bed that is free from deadly remains in the soil. Pick a well-drained area that is not far from a direct water source and can receive direct sunlight for 5 hours.
7# Healthy Soil
A key and successful method in a raised bed is good and healthy soil. It is important to get enough light soil for your raised bed to cover the depth of your tomato plants.
Remember that your tomato is a heavy feeder that requires a rich, healthy, and organic soil that is usually mixed with 2-3 inch layers of manure to make up 1/3 of the soil.
8# Plant Tomatoes
Tomatoes have deeply planted roots because the root formation is along the same measured distance or dimensions as the stem. It is best to space the seeds 18–24 inches apart.
Conclusion
The information in this article will help you to know how to grow tomatoes in a raised bed. Do not forget to water them during planting and regularly in the growing stage to avoid blossom end-rot, which always occurs when the soil is dried.
Keep your soil moist; feed the plant with sufficient fertilizer; mulch the tomatoes with 2-3 layers around the depth of the plant; and also use wire support to nurture your tomatoes in your raised bed. I hope I have been able to teach you how to grow tomatoes in a raised bed.
Reference
- Raised bed planting and green manuring increased tomato yields through improved soil microbial activity in an organic production system
- Growing Tomatoes in the Home Garden
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Idris Ya'u
Idris Yau, the visionary founder of Webgardener, is a passionate botany student, dedicated flora enthusiast, prolific writer, and dynamic entrepreneur. With a deep-rooted love for plants and nature, Idris embarked on a journey to revolutionize gardening education and empower individuals worldwide to cultivate green thumbs. Armed with a wealth of botanical knowledge and a keen eye for innovation, he endeavors to make gardening accessible and enjoyable for all.
