Growing summer heirloom tomatoes can be both fun and exciting at the same time. You want to make sure that you choose a nice assortment of these tomatoes to grow in your summer garden. Green Zebra, Watermelon Beefsteak and Cherokee Purple are great varieties to start with because it gives you the color and taste that you will enjoy.

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The first thing you need to due is to get the seeds that you are going to need to plant these wonderful heirloom tomatoes. Go to your local nursery and ask an expert to help you get the seeds you need to start planting.

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Next you want to plant the seeds indoor in peat moss and make sure that you add water so that the mixture is moist. You can use a plastic pot to move your mixture to the outdoors to replant into your summer garden. Remember that there is a period of time that your new tomato mixture will need to get adjusted to the outdoors. You want to put the pots into a shaded area for about 7 days so that it will not get to hot in the summer weather. Bring the pots in at night and back in the outdoors during the day time.

Next after the hardening process you are ready to plant your heirloom tomatoes in your summer garden. When you plant them you want to make sure that you use a good mulch so that they will get the nutrients that they need. You want to plant them in partial sun so they will get enough sun to turn color but not too much to where they might burn.

You need to water your new plants once each day for the first week so they they get plenty of moisture and they stay cool. After this period of time you can water them every other day. You do not want to over water them because it can cause rot.

Always make sure that as your summer tomato plants grow you have either a stake or tomato cage so that they will have the proper support they need to grow. You do not want the plant to droop because it can cause the branches to break and become unstable.

Finally when you summer heirloom tomatoes start to turn color then they are ready to be picked off the vine. Make sure that after you take them off you let them ripen for a few days in your kitchen so they will taste wonderful.