I bought a tomato plant, now what?

I've never had a plant of my own, believe it or not. Today I got a patio tomato plant from a k-mart and some of the leaves are kind of looking dead but there are a lot of mini tomatoes on it. How often should I water it, how much sun should I give it, and what kind of soil is best/how often do you replace it?





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I bought a tomato plant, now what?
tomato should got plenty of sunshine and deep rooted water routinely (3 times a week). If your mini tomato has been ripen, then you got to pick them up until the last one and cut the whole fruit truss.





also you need to add some furtilizer in this stage.


Remeber deep rooted water... that means you need slower water their root or you could put a little hose by the side of the plant and pour water slowly to let water to sip down very deep.
Reply:If you have a place to plant it, dig a hole that is bigger than the pot. Add some potting soil to the hole, or something like fertilizer. Tap the pot, remove the plant, and put it in the hole, adding water until the roots are very wet. You can also loosen the roots with your hand or tap them with a small shovel. Cover the roots, and pinch off the dead leaves. Tomatoes need lots of sun so put them in a spot that gets sun most of the day. If you can't put them in the ground you may want to follow these same directions but add the plant to a larger pot. Keep your tomatoes watered very well (I always water once each day) and they will grow happily.
Reply:it's ironic that i came upon this question because i happen to work at a K-Mart Garden Shop. based on my observations around the K-Mart i work at, chances are the plant was dehydrated when you bought it because K-Mart employees hate to water. so be sure to water it very well for the first few days. keep it in the sun and buy a tomato cage for it when it gets bigger. buy a proper size pot for it and transplant it into the pot with miracle gro garden flower and vegetable potting soil. there you go. enjoy your new tomato plant
Reply:I'm not sure about a patio tomato plant, but I dug a large hole in the ground %26amp; filled it with MIracle Grow Garden Soil, made sure that it was in a sunny spot (mostly afternoon sun), put a cage around it (you can find them at most any garden dept) so that when it gets tall it won't fall over...then just water it about every other day, and watch for pests. I hope this helps.
Reply:Unless you are transplanting it into a larger container, you dont replace the soil. Keep it in the sun 6-7 hours a day and water it when it needs it (use finger test)
Reply:water it once a day and give it lots of sun.
Reply:leave it alone