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- How to make a raised bed for heat loving tomatoes
- Prepare raised bed for the tomato culture
- How high should a tomato high bed be?
- Protect tomatoes on the raised bed from moisture
- Which vegetables can be paired with tomatoes?
- Tips
Tomatoes feel right at home in the raised bed
How to make a raised bed for heat loving tomatoes
Tomatoes love sun and warmth - so a classically layered raised bed in a sunny spot is just the right planting place. While you can not place the young plants in the ground beds before mid-to-end of May due to the cold soils, planting on a raised bed is possible two to three weeks earlier.
Prepare raised bed for the tomato culture
If you want to fill the raised bed exclusively with tomato plants or with tomatoes and other starvation eaters, you can provide it with a nutrient-providing and warming manure pack. For this purpose, in the spring (latest in April or May!) Apply to the lowest layers approx. 40 centimeters of fresh horse manure, which you distribute loosely and evenly and then carefully stand on. Over it, apply a layer of compost or tomato soil about ten centimeters thick. Pour it all together and cover it with a cold sundaer or a foil - then the rotting process will start so that you can plant the bed after another three to five days.
How high should a tomato high bed be?
However, before you dare to plant or even to build the raised bed, you should first think about suitable tomato varieties. High-quality bar and beef tomatoes should rather be grown in a low raised bed with a maximum height of 50 centimeters, otherwise you will need a ladder later for care and harvesting. In contrast, compact-bred bush tomatoes and other small-seeded varieties thrive very well even in raised beds with a conventional height.
Protect tomatoes on the raised bed from moisture
Especially in summer, it makes sense if the tomato plants are under a translucent cover - this serves to prevent the dreaded herb and brown rot. The simplest option is in so-called tomato hoods, which you put over the individual plants. More durable, however, is a roof or a complete cover, for example by a greenhouse attachment. You can also build the bed from the beginning with extended corner posts to which you can fix a canopy (such as a foil).
Which vegetables can be paired with tomatoes?
Not all vegetables are compatible with each other - certain species and varieties hinder each other's growth. However, this also applies vice versa, some species fit together perfectly. For example, tomatoes harmonize wonderfully with
By no means should you grow tomatoes with cucumbers, peas, broccoli and cauliflower in the raised bed.
Tips
Artichokes, squash, zucchini, cucumbers and aubergines also thrive best under the conditions described. The extra warmth of a raised bed makes the sun-loving vegetables thrive exceptionally well.