Tomato plants?

I have grown my own tomato plants from seed. Today I have planted them out, 3 in a growbag, and 2 in a large tub. It is recommended that I should start using liquid feed when the first truss has set. What is this? Any other advice for a virgin tomato planter?

Tomato plants?
The trusses on tomato plants are the little clusters of flowers which grow from the stems - the centers of which will develop into tomatoes.





Once you see the little tomatoes appearing, start feeding the plants according to the instructions on your liquid feed bottle.





Side shoots will appear where the leaf stalks join the stem. Pinch these out when they're about an inch long. Remove any yellowing leaves below your fruit trusses as the season progresses, but don't take offf too many leaves.





Once a maximum of four trusses have grown on the stems, pinch out the top of each plant to encourage the existing tomatoes to grow and ripen.





Keep plants watered regularly in dry weather to keep the soil moist. As you're using tubs and growbags, you must water frequently as they dry out very quickly.





You didn't say what variety of tomato you've grown, but we usually grow "Gardener's Delight" which are a small cherry tomato with lots of flavour.





Happy gardening!
Reply:Care of Tomato Plants


Weeding, feeding, watering and support are the main needs of tomato plants.





Watering


A constant supply of moisture is essential for tomatoes - dry periods significantly increase the risk of the fruit splitting. Tomatoes don't like being water-logged, but neither can they stand dry conditions.





Feeding and Weeding


Growing outside, the plants should be fed with a liquid tomato fertiliser every two or three weeks up to the end of August. These tomato fertilisers are high in potash which the plants needs to fruit well. In September, feed with a general fertiliser (higher in nitrogen) in order to help the plant support it's foliage. Weed around the plants to discourage pests and diseases. A mulch of well-rotted compost will help retain moisture and prevent weeds.
Reply:Just think you can have fried green tomatoes some day.
Reply:The truss is the "bunch of blossoms". When they have successfully been fertilised by bees or other method like shaking the plant gently to let the pollen fall, then the fruit will form. This is called "setting". If no fruit was formed, the blossoms will fall off. It is advisable to break out the side shoots that form out of every leaf joint (node). If you have a plant that is determinate growth, (the height should be on the seed packet, it will only grow as high as is mentioned, eg. Super Marmande 60 cm. If it is an indeterminate growth, then you can expect the plant to grow more than 6 feet or 2 metres. In either case, a stake should be put in to support the plant. The plant should manage 5 or 6 good trusses (about 5 to10 fruit on a truss of normal tomatoes, cherry tomatoes a bit more) in a good summer. Mulch the patch around the stem with grass clippings or even a few stones to keep the ground moist. Tomatoes are greedy plants, so keep them fertilised with Tomorite or similar, and watered (not on the foliage).
Reply:The trusses are where the flowers are, so it means wait until the dead flowers have dropped, and the feed will help to give you lovely tomatoes. In between the main leaves, right next to the stem, you will notice new growth, pinch this out, as it takes away a lot of growing strength from the plant. Good luck
Reply:The trusses are the side shoots.


Stake the plant now before the roots get to big.


Pinch out the top of the plant when its about ten inches heigh, this encourages extra flowers, so fruit. Also pinch out side shoots which are just leaves and not flowering.


Water at night when it is cooler and the plant has a better chance to absorb the moisture.


If you get black fly on the stems use a water spray


with a little detergent in to kill the bugs.


Grow pots of basil with it, they taste delicious together.