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Monty Don demonstrates how to plant tomatoes in grow bags and pots in the greenhouse at Berryfields, including advice on getting the most from grow bags, and when to put tomato plants outside.springMore advice on growing tomatoesRead Kate Bradbury

Greenhouse tomatoes are often planted in grow bags, but outdoor crops can also be grown in this way too. A good alternative to a specialist grow bag is to try planting in a 60 or 75 litre sack of multi-purpose compost. This will provide your plants

't successful, nip out the remaining bit and remove it without damaging adjacent growth.More advice on growing tomatoesJoe Swift's video guide to growing tomatoes from seedGrowing tomatoes in pots and grow bags, with advice from Monty DonMethods for controlling

seedling by its leaves, gently tease the roots into the planting hole. Firm the soil around each plant and water.AdamMore on growing tomatoesRead Pippa Greenwood's blog on growing tomatoes outdoorsGrowing basil from seedGrowing salad leaves from seedGrowing

Growing tomatoes with ring-culture pots involves surrounding the crop with a bottomless ring and adding layers of compost at 10-14 day intervals. This encourages the tomato to root from the stem so it can take up more water and nutrients than

excellent ..would like your advice due to getting tomato blight last year for the first time in my greenhouse Im not sure how to proceed this year ..I mormally grow them in the soil should I use a grow bag or dig out some soil and replace

year having a greenhouse to grow tomatoes in. How wonderful to not have mountains of green tomatoes to make into chutney. I was thrilled however with the suggestions in this video by Monty as to how to improve the quality of the plants in my growbags

to the stakes every few inches or so and i make sure that they are tied under every truss...its not a good idea to let more than four or five trusses form and i aim for six or seven tomatoes from each truss...everything else gets pinched off with the growing tip

This is my first year of trying to grow tomatoes - will need to keep this blog and refer back to it. I do love this site, so great to just click the mouse and get so much free info! Did get blight last year and ruined the plum toms and affected

. Didn't know about watering the compost before you sow the seeds. I grow my toms in a greenhouse, and usually put the 8week seedlings large tomato pots immediatly. Seems to work, but you'd need a greenhouse to do it. I had some good success using one