All About Tomatoes

Bright, little or big balls of sweetness or acidity.
Ready to harvest in 2 to 3.5 months.
The UK’s favourite vegetable (technically a fruit) to grow.

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Sow Seeds: Mid March to Late May (UK).

Sow Seeds – Where? In cell trays or small pots on an indoor sunny windowsill. Pot into 9cm pots after 6 weeks and keep indoors on the windowsill.

Move to Greenhouse: After last frost date, Tomatoes are tender vegetables and frost can affect their stems & leaves.

Grow in Pots Outside: Plant in final containers outdoors after last frost date with cane support & watering.

Maintenance: Tomatoes need lots of water so you may need an automatic watering system or a container with a reservoir at the bottom to be able to top up water.

Harvest Tomatoes: July to September.

4 Best Types of Tomatoes

Click for more about growing different types of Tomatoes.

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• 1. Don’t start too early in February otherwise you’ll have no-where to put the plants indoors until April when they can go in the greenhouse. Check your last frost date first.
• 2. Leggy Seedlings? Don’t worry, if your Tomatoes have long stems, pot them on deeper into the compost and they will survive. See how to fix leggy seedlings here.
• 3. Water, Water & More Water – Aubergines need consistent watering. It’s best to setup an automatic watering system to keep on top of the watering.
• 4. Tomato Leaves can cause irritation – Tomatoes are part of the Nightshade family and have prickly leaves which may cause irritation if not wearing gloves to move the plants.
• 5. Tomatoes are nutrient hungry – Make sure you have some Tomato feed ready to give the plants a boost when they start flowering. This will boost the fruits and harvest.

Tomato Pests & Diseases

Click on a Pest or Disease below for how to get rid of it.

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The Grow Tomato Series

Part 1  Tomatoes – Origin, Nutrition and Reasons to Grow.

Part 2  Tomatoes – How to Sow Tomato Seeds + Sowing Video

Part 3  Tomatoes – How to Choose a Tomato Variety to Grow

Bonus – Interesting Veg – White Tomatoes

Part 4  How to Pot On your Tomato Seedlings

Part 5 How to Care for your Growing Tomatoes

Part 6  Tomatoes – Common Diseases & Solutions

Part 7 How to Harvest a Tomato

 My Tomato Greenhouse setup with Growbag watering system– l’ll be using this again this year as it was so successful.

Top 3 Tips on Getting your Tomatoes to turn Red

 And Finally… The Italian Job – Tomato Harvest – last year’s Italian tomato harvest.

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