Can You Grow Tomatoes Year-Round?
Tomatoes are heat-loving plants that growperenniallyin zones 10 and up.
However, if youre open to overwinteringtomato plants indoors, you might keep tomatoes growing year-round in any climate.
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Can You Overwinter Tomato Plants?
Prepare Your Tomatoes
Prepping tomatoes for overwintering begins in late summer to early fall.
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Carefully inspect your plants for signs of pests and disease and select only the healthiest plants for overwintering.
Continue to water these plants regularly until you move them indoors, but stop fertilizing them in late summer.
Provide Indoor Plants with the Right Care
Transplant Tomatoes Outdoors Come Spring.
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Soon enough, youll be harvesting more tomatoes from your overwintered plants.
For best results, choose cold-hardy tomato varieties for overwintering.
Why Should You Overwinter Tomatoes?
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Overwintering tomatoes is a fun experiment, but it has a few major advantages too.
Tomatoes actually grow well indoors as long as you water them regularly and provide them with plenty of light.
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