The optimal water supply for tomato plants is a challenge for every hobby gardener. It should be constant, moderate, adapted to the weather and not wet the foliage. Discover the best solutions for professional tomato watering here.

Simple and ingenious - watering tomatoes with a bottle

When the thermometer rises, watering thirsty tomato plants becomes a permanent job. Watering can after watering can is dragged into the bed and greenhouse, because the leaves must not get wet due to the threat of late blight. The effort is at least halved if you just give the tomatoes the bottle. This is how the principle, which is as simple as it is clever, works:

  • fill a used glass or PET bottle with water
  • turn it around at lightning speed and stick it in the ground next to a tomato plant
  • the water is continuously released from the bottle to the roots

The dosage of the irrigation water can be regulated even more effectively with the help of irrigation tips from the garden center or hardware store. The inexpensive attachments fit on any standard mineral water bottle.

Like a flower pot waters tomato plants

A classic clay flower pot is quickly transformed into an intelligent watering system (€32.95) for tomatoes outdoors and in the greenhouse. Knowledgeable hobby gardeners dig the clay pot upright next to the plant in the ground and fill it with water. A sufficient amount of moisture reaches the roots continuously. The flower pot is filled up every evening to keep evaporation to a minimum.

You water your tomatoes on the balcony with small clay amphorae that are placed in the bucket. Tomato plants in large pots can also be watered with an inverted small bottle.

Bubble tube reduces evaporation to a minimum

Since the consumption of water always raises a question of costs, tomato gardeners are increasingly favoring drip irrigation using a bead hose. This is a perforated water hose that is laid in the bed. Since the water escapes very slowly, hardly anything is lost through evaporation. The plant roots, on the other hand, constantly receive the moisture they need without a drop reaching the leaves.

tips and tricks

A cheap and effective solution for the water supply comes as a plastic watering ring, suitable for all tomatoes in the bed. The tomato is planted in the middle of the ring. The irrigation water comes into the outer ring and is constantly released to the roots through a small opening.

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Vegetable garden