Watering Tomato Plants in Your Vegetable Garden

Watering your tomato plants is a very important thing to do like with any other plant in your garden they all need watering if there has been a dry spell of weather. This applies to the tomato plant also. It is very important to regularly water your tomato plants if you age growing them in a greenhouse because the natural rain water cannot get to then because they are under cover.

There are a few ways in which you can make sure your tomato plants get the right amount of water. When I say the right amount of water I mean not to much so the plant rots or bacterial fungus occurs like botrytis I am talking about the right amount to keep the tomato plant happy and healthy.

Lets look at the first method. You could use a irrigation system that uses a timer to water the plants at a certain time of the day and at a certain length of time so you can then calculate how long to allow the system to water the plants. This is very good if you work long hours or you are away from home a lot.

The second method is the simple method and that is watering them by hand. All you need for that is a supply of water and a watering can. This in my opinion if you have the time and are willing to do this is the best method of watering your tomato plants. This way you can water the plants and also check them for any pests and diseases that may occur so you will have better plants and you can also look at the container that the tomato plant is growing in to see if it needs water just by the feel of the soil.