Tomatoes can be used in a wide variety of meals, from soups and pastas to salsas and chilis. Growing your own tomatoes could save you money (and provide you with better flavor) if you consume a lot of them. However, while planting a tomato seedling is the commonplace approach to kick off a new harvest, there are other options. Here are four strategies for guaranteeing yourself a never-ending supply of your go-to fruit:
1. Bury tomato slices
That’s not a typo; you heard it here first. The Wannabe Homesteader provides a simple and low-cost solution. An overripe tomato, some potting soil, and several containers will do the trick.
Put potting dirt into a big container until it is almost full.
Next, lay a few thin tomato slices atop it all.
You should choose slices that have a lot of seeds and bury them in just enough dirt to keep them from sprouting. Give them a week or two to begin growing.
It will take your tomato seeds roughly a week to germinate. Possible to grow up to 60 seedlings in one container. Try to identify the top four or five (strongest sprouts). Take the cuttings and replace them elsewhere. Check on the young plants every few weeks. One or two of the plants may appear to be expanding and strengthening relative to the others. Cut down the weaker plants to make room for the stronger ones.