How often to water tomatoes in hot weather

To grow successful tomato plants, watering correctly is essential. Unfortunately, it is also one of the practices many gardeners get wrong.

Best case scenario, underwater and you deprive the plant, causing weak growth.

Overwater and the roots rot, again causing weak growth.

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Worst case scenario, you go too far in either direction and ultimately kill the plant. It’s a delicate balance.

Warnings aside, watering your tomato plants correctly is not difficult to do. It may take some practice at first, but once you understand the basics of how to water, how often to water, and how much to water, you won’t have to deal with the panic of correct watering any longer.

Why Correct Watering is Important

Watering is obviously an essential part of tomato plant care.

Without water, the plants simply won’t survive. But watering the right amount, at the right time, and in the right way is more than a standard care task.

It can prevent a host of problems common in plants with a lack of (or more often, too much) water, that every gardener would be happy to avoid:

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