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Tomatoes - I can't get enough of them. I grow most of my tomatoes in the greenhouse, as growing them outside increases the risk of them getting tomato blight. Sadly, tomato blight thrives in the warm, wet summers we've had recently.So far this year

I dont have a greenhouse and was wondering it i could grow tomatoe's from seed in my South Facing lounge - of which gets very hot when the sun appears. Reason being - have too many munchers in my garden and also a badger/foxes who like to have

This year I'm determined to only grow one variety of tomato. This is because my garden was overrun with tomato plants last year and I couldn't get onto my patio for growing bags and poorly staked cordons. So 2011 will see a more streamlined effort

Hi,  I have been growing tomatoes (various cultivars), chilli's and peppers indoors for a few months now in my heated propagator. Once some grew some true leaves I transplanted into 7cm individual pots in fresh multi purpose compost and left in a

laden with fruit, and the standard varieties have fruited so well that some of their stems have ruptured.I've seen the most impressive results outdoors, though. I don't often grow tomatoes outdoors, but this year I planted out leftovers from

My experience of growing tomatoes has been relatively trouble-free. My outdoor plants often get blight towards the end of the season, but even then it doesn't seem to affect the crop too much. Once my plants refused to grow after I transplanted them

any tips? i like tomatos...  Hello Steven, Here's Sarah Raven talking about growing tomatoes outside, some advice on sowing tomato seeds, Chris Beardshaw explaining how to increase yields inside and Monty on using growing bags. There is plenty

Hi I'm new to GW forum so please bear with me.  I think it was in 2011 I saw a new way of growing tomatoes demonstrated where the plant was stopped at 2 feet and a side shoot grown, has anyone seen an update?  Apologies if this has been covered

hello when can i start growing tomatoes Hi, It depends where you are growing and the variety etc. most seed packets tell you when and there are some good how to guides on this site. If you have a sunny windowsill then you should be ok to start

of course - a really cold snap will set in at the end of February for two or three weeks and finish us all off. I daren't check the weather forecast.Nonetheless I'm starting to grow tomatoes from seed this week. They always take such a long tome to get going