Tomato Plant
4.5 out of 5 (93 experiences)
Fast grower
Survivor
Also known as
Garden Tomato, Early Girl Tomato, Little Sicily Globe Tomato, Slicer Tomato, Cherry Tomato, Roma tomato, Lycopersicon lycopersicum, Mortgage Lifter Heirloom Tomato, Tomato Yellow Pear, San Marzano Tomato, Husky Cherry Red Tomato, Mr. Stripey, Parks Whopper Tomato, Sun Sugar Tomato, Juliet Hybrid Tomato, Cherokee Purple Heirloom Tomato, Chocolate Sprinkle Tomato, Flame tomato, Lemon Boy Tomato, Sun Baby Tomato, Beef Heart Tomatoe, Rebel Star Fighter Prime Tomato and Chocolate Miracle Tomato
Taxonomy
Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum
Solanaceae
Solanales
How to care for Tomato Plant
How often to water your Tomato Plant
every 9
Tomato Plant needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Tomato Plant in your home
a window
Tomato Plant love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Tomato Plant does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Tomato Plant in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Tomato Plant
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Tomato Plant after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Why are my leaves turning yellow? #TomatoPlant it’s a baby dwarf tomato plant (orange hat), and it’s started growing tomatoes already, but now the leaves are turning yellow? It’s under a grow light btw.
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Why are the leaves withering/yellowing and browning? #TomatoPlant
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why is my tomato so small? i have a tomato plant in my backyard. the first time i saw a tomato, the tomato was really small, and it was already red. i thought i should let it get bigger, but after a couple of days it went bad. a new tomato grew and it was even smaller, but i decided i should pick it off when its red. this isn’t a cherry or grape tomato plant, and cherry or grape tomatoes have different shapes. is this normal? what should i do?
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Leaves curling but still stiff. Am I over watering? #TomatoPlant
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I removed a spent flower and found this tomato underneath. It almost looks like twins to me, but I don't know. What's going on? #TomatoPlant #newplantmom #newgrowth #help #diagnose #diagnosemyplant #plantcorner #greggang
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Have a new tomato plant that had a bunch of small cherry tomatoes on it. Just put it in our green house and it is a little droopy. Is that normal from the move? #TomatoPlant
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I'm not sure why my tomato plants are wilting 🥺 please help #happyplants
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I transferred him after finding Larvae and flies around him, new soil with some cinnamon in it and new sunspot right in the window. Is he is shock? #TomatoPlant
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What's wrong ? What is it lacking ?
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Holy Cow I leave for 1 week on a trip and my tomato plant was doing great. I come back and I notice this on a few of its leaves. Tell me this is not some weird disease. I’ve had someone water it while I was out too!
Care Summary for Tomato Plant
Tomato Plant
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Fast grower 67
Survivor 39
Blooms easily 29
Easy to propagate 17
Browns easily 14
Large, lush leaves 14
Pest magnet 5
10/12/2021
Tomato’s are great plants they are easy to grow, are pet friendly and blooms easily. I am using just some regular soil and some sugar cane mulch. This is good for any type of plant.
I am also growing lettuce, Cucumber, Spinach, Strawberries etc. All is good so far cross your fingers for me :)
Easy to propagate
Blooms easily
07/31/2021
I have had this tomato plant for 4 months. I feed and water it weekly. I thought it had finished fruiting, but no, there are further flowers growing. I’ve had to repot once in that time. The fruit are so sweet. The best tomatoes I’ve ever tasted.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Pest magnet