The next few days offer the last opportunity for Houston area gardeners to add tomato transplants to their gardens with good prospects for a full harvest before a potential first frost date in December.
Since time is short for planting, tomato transplants should be purchased growing in pots four inches to one gallon in size rather than in six packs. It is already too late to grow tomatoes from seed.
When planted in the garden, tomatoes should be spaced two to four feet apart to provide sufficient room for support cages, enough sunlight and proper air flow.
Tomatoes do need the support of large cages in our area. Ideally, cages should be five to six feet tall to support mature plants that can reach heights of five to eight feet.
Remesh (wire mesh) can be bought from local hardware stores in seven foot long strips (cut to seven feet) by five feet tall.
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