Roma tomatoes are egg or pear-shaped and red when fully ripe. They have few seeds and are a good canning and sauce tomato. Maturing in under three months, the plant itself grows to 1 meter (36 inches) in height and the single fruit weighs about 60 grams (2 oz). The "Roma VF" variant is most common in seed catalogs as of 2007, and was developed by the USDA's Agricultural Research Service scientists in Beltsville, Maryland in the 1950s as a fusarium wilt-resistant cultivar. Smaller plum tomatoes about the size of cherry tomatoes are sometimes sold as "baby Romas". A smaller relative known as "Windowbox Roma" is sold as a tomato suitable for window gardens and hanging containers.
Generally, garden tomatoes need about (2.5 - 5 cm) 1 to 2 inches of water each week. However, it’s not ideal to dump that much water one time and expect greatness. Instead, you should only water a tomato plants until a soil is moistened. Ultimately, at a end of a week, you've put down up to 5 cm or 2 inches of water each day.
If your plant is not getting enough light, the most common sign is the yellowing and dropping of leaves, stunted leaf growth, elongated stems, and a dull-green color. If your plant is getting too much light, then its leaves will have singed tips, burned patches, or will be falling off (yikes!).
Simply apply the fertilizer around the base of the plant, extending to the drip line. For vegetables, place the fertilizer in a strip parallel to the planting row. Water-soluble fertilizers are faster acting but must be applied more frequently. This method gives plants food while you water.
Get rid of damaged leaves and stems. This is important because damaged leaves and stems can actually be an energy drain on your plant. By removing those dead parts, you're taking some of that work off your plant’s plate and allowing it to divert its energy into healthy leaves and new growth!
Here’s a handy guideline: increase pot size by 2.5-5 cm (1 to 2 inches) in diameter for plants that are growing in pots 25.4 cm (10 inches) in diameter or less. For larger plants, those growing in pots greater than 10 inches in diameter, increase the pot size by 5 or 7.62 cm (2 or 3 inches) in diameter.
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