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Growing up, we were lucky to have a great garden full of juicy, large tomatoes. Late summer and early fall at our house brought us fresh, delectable tomatoes to eat. Though I didn’t like the taste at the time, my mom would can the produce. Stewed tomatoes are not really to my liking, but I really do love a good tomato. If you love fresh tomatoes, you don’t have to deprive yourself because growing tomatoes is quite easy!

If you prefer, you can start growing good tomato plants early, inside the house, rather than using the starter plants that most people like. While growing from seed is effective, it is also more difficult than simply using the starter plants that are available at any garden center. Tomatoes should not be planted outside the home until they reach a certain size. These are simple to transplant, and they only require lots of room in the garden. A tomato plant will require room to spread out and collect lots of sunlight.

It’s nice but not necessary to have a big garden for growing large tomatoes; a window box works just fine for that purpose. You won’t be able to plant as many plants, but even 1 plant can produce a lot of tomatoes. Whether you grow them in the ground or a planter, growing good tomatoes requires a gardener’s careful supervision. Stakes are required to keep large tomato plants from falling over. Your options for holding up your tomato plants are to either purchase a special wire frame for tomato plants or just sticking a stake in the ground next to your plants. This will keep fruit from touching the ground. This way, tomatoes stay up off the ground where they belong.