Another mistake I made was to plant them too close together. As Len said
you have to watch for fungus on tomatoes, and planting them a little farther
apart will allow the wind room to blow around them and keep them drier.
When mine came up they looked like a tomato hedge with fungus. My wife's
uncle plants 6 rows of tomatoes, that are each over 20 meters long. He puts
cages around them to give them support, and to help keep the pests out. He
always produces a bumper crop of tomatoes, and all I can get is about 2
dozen mature ones. Oh Well, thats life.

Dwayne

"Norman" wrote in message
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Thanks Geodyne for your welcome advice. Its a great newsgroup, this one.

Thanks again.

Norman




"Geodyne" wrote in message
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On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 21:11:47 +1100, "Norman"
wrote:

I have heard different opinions as how much to water tomatoes.

Some say that overwatering them is no good for them.

Can anyone advise please.

In addition to Len's advice, another important thing to watch is not
to water tomatoes unevenly - a couple of smaller waterings twice a
week is better than a big weekly or fortnightly soaking.

The reason for this is that tomatoes are prone to splitting their
skins if they get uneven watering.

Also try to minimise splashing from the soil to the leaves when
watering. This reduces the risk of fungal infections.

Geodyne