Tomato is a vegetable locally produced and highly consumed in Uganda. Almost on a daily basis every person has to eat a tomato in their food. In this article, we will all be going through all you need to know concerning the tomato farm.

Common Tomato Varieties Grown

The choice of a Tomato cultivar is based on fruit quality, adaptability and reliability, susceptibility to diseases and pests.

The varieties of the tomato farm include – Money maker, Rio Grande, Tengeru 97, Asila F1, Chantan F1, Anja F1, Star and many more others

It’s advisable to go for a hybrid seed for commercial farmers since these seeds are high yielding, resistant to diseases and produce durable fruits.

Tomato Growing Requirements

Tomatoes give good results when grown in well managed sandy loams and heavy clay loam free of hard pan.

Best results are obtained in deep, well drained loams. The soil should be rich in organic matter and plant nutrients, with a pH value of 6 to7.

Propagation of Tomatoes

Tomatoes are best brought up using seeds. However you can also use cuttings from mature plants to get more seedlings

Nursery Preparation

You can Broadcast the seeds on your raised bed and lightly cover with soil.

You can also do create shallow lines using your finger and place the seeds there, then cover with little soil.

Transplanting

In one acre, you plant over 8000 plants with a spacing of 2*2ft.
Seedlings are usually ready for transplanting 2-3weeks after sowing, and they must be transplanted on moist soil.
At transplanting you may use a fertilizer like DAP (diammonium phosphate) place a few granules in the hole, Cover with some soil, then plant your seedling.
You can also use farm yard manure, you apply 2hand fulls in each hole, mix it with soil and transplant.

Management

Fertilization; Tomatoes are heavy feeders of plant nutrients including nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. The plant responds well to organic fertilizers too.

After 1 month from planting, you have to start applying folliar fertilizers like Vegimax to boost the growth of the crop.

Weed control

Weed control is done best mechanically with your mechanical hoe.

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Please come and continue. I wanna go into tomato farming in my small garden and go commercial if i succeed

Hello greetings

Please can u kindly share a budget list/financial plan for planting 1 hectare of Tomatoes?

I would be grateful, thanks