I am taking perfectionism of my neighbors tomato plants while she is away. She said to dampen them each day? But some are beginning to split. I think it is too...
But some are beginning to split. I think it is too much river, am I right? I live in Northern California and it has be in the 90's.
Turn the hose on just almost not, tomatos need to be drip watered. It should be about one drip per second. Drip hose down each plant for 5-10min depending on the size of the plant and how dry the dirt is before watering. Water them everyday insubstantially. Don't like over-water them. Just give them ample water until the soil is moist.
My comprehension of watering tomato plants is that deep, regular watering of them is best, and letting them dry out just a bit contained by between, keeps them from cracking, stressing and from developing many diseases. I found this site that may be kind to you! Good luck with your neighbors tomato plants.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic...
Answers: You know those 64 oz cups over at any gas station so that you can buy slurpies or coke?
Fill one up with dampen and water each plant beside 64 oz or so.
They like sunlight but if it's getting up in 99, 100s, dont agree to them sit out all day.
The best item to do is that if you think it will rain today or whenever, steal the plants out before it rains, or scoot them closer to the top of the porch (if they are in small buckets on the porch).
Usually tomato plants love a quick burst of dampen and then a few hours of sunlight. You may water contained by the morning or early afternoon. Even the night time is great. Don't river them a ton during the sunniest part of the day unless they are surrounded by a severe wilting state (a little water won't hurt but it needs to work firm in order to grow..don't spoil them! lol). Usually, though, on a daily basis (every single day) afternoon showers of 10 minutes or more mixed with full sun is optimal. You may want to try a sprinkler or hose for 10 to 20 minutes if she has really huge tomato plants like I used to have.