Adding live plants in your aquarium helps recreate a natural ecosystem, and may be one of the most beneficial ways to keep your fish healthy. Plants provide shelter and security for the fish. Because they compete with algae for nutrients, they can help to reduce algae growth. Live plants enhance the appearance and provide a much more natural environment for the fish. By improving water quality and reducing stress, live plants are a great way to improve your fishes' health.
Planting the Tomato Plant. 1  1. Choose a sunny spot. Place tomato plants in full sun. 2  2. Space the plants 18 to 36 inches (45 to 90 cm) apart. This is usually enough space to allow you to get in between the plants to water, weed, and harvest. 3  3. Transplant the plant deeply. Bury about 50 to 80 percent of the plant.
Early varieties, obviously, ripen earlier than mid-season varieties. Determinate tomatoes set and ripen their fruit all at one time, usually within two weeks. Be ready for a large harvest â its a good time for canning tomatoes, freezing tomatoes, making homemade tomato sauce, or canning tomato juice. Indeterminate varieties ripen all season long.