From cocktail and cherry varieties to beefsteak and extra large varieties. Tomatoes come in many sizes, colors and shapes too!
Each season new varieties appear in the seed catalogues and online, promising even better growth and tasting tomatoes, tempting us to give them a try. Here are just a few of the new tomato varieties 2020 season! Three New Tomato … Read More
It’s always a difficult decision to make each season – which varieties to grow this summer – especially if space is limited. Here is my Tomato Seed Choice 2020. Blight Free Varieties There are three varieties that are really worth … Read More
Dwarf Tomato Varieties for the Windowsill There are many advantages when growing dwarf tomatoes – perhaps the main one is that you can grow them inside where it is warm and dry. Container Size for Dwarf Varieties To be successful it’s important … Read More
The first truly blight resistant variety for the home grower Crimson Crush tomato seeds are the answer to the outdoor grower’s prayer! This variety is perfect for those who enjoy growing larger tomatoes – especially for the outdoor grower and … Read More
I love visiting garden centres at this time of the season and checking out the tomato seedlings on sale especially the grafted tomato plants. Grafted plants are becoming very popular with the advantage of being able to grow a red … Read More
Many gardeners who try to grow beefsteak tomatoes struggle to get a successful crop, especially if they’re growing in a short season area. One reason is that larger tomatoes have more growing to do, so require better growing conditions than … Read More
There are so many tomato varieties available to grow from seeds in the garden centres and from seed catalogues, it can be a bit confusing which ones are the best to choose. Some varieties are best grown outdoors, some will … Read More
I love to read the descriptions of tomato varieties in the seed catalogues and brochures. The term “as old as the hills” is sometimes used to describe Moneymaker (left). About twenty or thirty years ago, if you mentioned growing your … Read More
Each season I grow two windowsill varieties in the porch – this season it’s Sweet ‘n’ Neat yellow and Red Robin. It’s great to show tomatoes growing to visitors who call in – even the tropical fish in the tank … Read More
A few weeks ago we looked at the technique of grafting rootstock onto regular varieties. This is done to give the fruiting plant more vigour, more disease resistance and more tomatoes. This video explains it very well. There are many … Read More