Search Tracker Outdoors Hunting Forum Partner Tomatoes Tomatoes are warm season plants requiring at least six hours per day of direct sunlight. Plants should be planted 1 week after the average last frost.
Temperatures are very important.
Most varieties of tomatoes will not set fruit unless the average nighttime temperature stays above 55 degrees. If nighttime temperatures are expected to drop below 55 degrees, protect the plants using a polyethylene film. The soil for tomatoes should be well drained and fertile. One of the most important nutrients is phosphorus. If commercial fertilizers are used, allow 2 weeks before setting in transplants.