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# Growing/ planting tomatoes
# Tomato recipes
The tomato is a herbaceous plant found in the family of ‘Solanaceae’ and native to South America. The tomato is now grown globally popular for its edible fruits. Tomato's are perennials, often growning outdoors. Typical tomato plants can reach up to 3 metres in height
There are an abundance of tomato variation from the very small cherry tomato to the large beefsteak tomato. Some of the most common tomato seeds include:
Alicante tomato seeds – A very popular variety, maturing early with a great taste.
Big Boy tomato seeds – A very popular version of the beefsteak tomato.
Country Taste tomato seeds – Produces great looking and tasty tomato's.
Fantastio tomato seeds – A highly resilient and robust tomato. A strong all rounder.
Floridity tomato seeds - Plum shaped tomato's with impressive yields.
Gardners Delight tomato seeds - A popular tomato with an amazing flavour and high yield.
Gourmet tomato seeds – A great all-rounder with high yields of tasty fruit.
Incas tomato seeds - A plum-shaped fruits with great texture and juicy flesh.
Marmande tomato seeds – This is the 'Mediterranean’ tomato firm flesh and distinctive flavour.
Pearl tomato seeds – A perfect window box tomato with a great yield.
Red Alert tomato seeds – A big yielder with extra juicy tomato's.
Shirley tomato seeds – A heavy cropping, robust and disease resistant tomato,
Sungold tomato seeds - Sweet and tasty fruits. Unbeatable flavour.
Sweet million tomato seeds – An easy-to-grow cherry tomato with a great taste.
Sweet Olive tomato seeds - This 'cherry' tomato looks more like an olive and tastes great.
Tomatoberry seeds – A tasty tomato that looks like a glossy strawberry.
Vegetable-seeds have found the following seed vendors who sell tomato seeds.
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Pre-grown tomato plants
Suttons seed-growing kit for tomatoes - only £2.99
Growing tomatoes:
1/ Tomatoes are sub-tropical plants and thus require a lot of sun position.
2/ Tomato plants tend to grow very well in raised beds in moisture-retentive soil. Add organic matter to the soil as this helps them to grow large and juicy.
3/ You should sow tomato seeds at least 3 weeks after the last frost. Poly tunnels and cloches are also a good idea to help when sowing.
4/ Tomato plants take around 7 weeks from sowing to reach the transplanting stage. Transplant at least two weeks after the last frost date.
5/ The tomato plants should be fed with a liquid fertiliser every two to three weeks (roughly until the end of August). From then on use general fertiliser.
6/ Keep on weeding to discourage pests.
When planting tomatoes always remember to refer to the instructions on the seed packets!
A video tutorial on growing and planting tomatoes
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Tomato recipes
The following websites have great tips and advice on cooking with tomato's.
Let us know if you would like us to add your tomato recipe to the list below.
Some of our favourite tomato recipes include tomato soup with pesto, tomato and spinach gnocchi, and tomato and onion salad.
BBC - Good food
Cookitsimply
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