• Harden transplants before transplanting to the main field.
• Harden a week before transplanting the seedlings into the main field.
• Harden before the formation of buds, flowers and fruits.

• Transplant seedlings at 4-5 weeks.

• Weeds should be removed in the field

• Two to three days before planting apply 100g of “B” Compound fertilizer per square metre.
• Top dress 5 weeks after transplanting with 20 g of CAN per sq metre using one cupful of cup No. 22.

NOTE: please, refer to your extension worker for recommended fertilizers for your area

• Prune old leaves, buds and branches.
• A Tomato plant should remain with four branches at a time.
• Unpruned plants usually have vigorous foliage with more fruits but of smaller sizes.
• Pruning helps increase the size and quality of the fruit; enhance earliness of the crown set (flower set), reduce pest pressure and enhance spray coverage

• Stalk tomatoes to keep tomato plants upright and prevent the plants from falling due to heavy fruit set.
• Staking also helps to position a plant well for even praying.

• Mulching to avoid excessive water loss.
• Mulching should be done to crops under irrigation only.
• Mulching is mostly recommended if tomato is grown in areas with high temperature or if tomato is grown on soils which loses water so easily