Tomato

Step-by-step method

1. 1
   Step 1

   Nursery

   Make a bed or tray of crumbly soil, compost and sand. Sow in rows 0.5 inch deep and cover lightly.

2. 2
   Step 2

   Seedling care

   Mist-water and shield the bed from harsh sun and heavy rain.

3. 3
   Step 3

   Transplant

   In the evening, set 20–25-day seedlings (4–5 leaves) 1.5–2 ft apart. Use at least a 12-inch pot.

4. 4
   Step 4

   Feed

   Apply compost or vermicompost around the base at 15 and 30 days.

5. 5
   Step 5

   Stake & prune

   Stake at 1 ft tall. Remove yellow lower leaves and excess side shoots.

6. 6
   Step 6

   Harvest

   Pick when the fruit starts to blush; it ripens nicely indoors.

🌱 General care: weed around the base once plants grow and water whenever the soil starts to dry.