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Sarah Raven offers advice on which tomato varieties to grow, and demonstrates how to sow tomato seeds in coir pellets.springMore advice on growing tomatoesGrowing tomatoes in pots and grow bagsGrowing tomatoes from seedGrowing tomatoes outdoors

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

This is the first time I've grown tomatoes from seed and I wasn't sure when I should transfer to pots. I was going to do this weekend and I now realise this would be too early. Thanks Joe! I shall be trying that this year, brilliant idea thank you

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

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

I have been growing strawbs for a couple of years in a raised bed.  Today I cleared the bed and moved 9 of the plants to a newly manured different raised bed.  In the old one, I want to prepare it for next year's tomatoes by planting a green manure

I know it is very late in the season, but could you tell me whether it is still possible to grow tomatoes from seed? Not really-you will be so better of buying in plants-but you have little to lose by trying I'm trying to freecycle a dozen surplus

I have just bought my first greenhouse and spent all day yesterday planting up my seeds. I have gone veg mad. I will grow my tomatoes in there as i usual grow them outside but have not had much fruits for the last few years. If anyone could give me

my Q, the advice was spot on. I will be keeping to my pots. Thanx Monty http://www.practicalhomeandgarden.com/how-to-make-your-own-upside-down-tomato-planter do i need to water the leafs on my tomato plants Very good little article. Like many, I

Hi There. I've been using this site for a few months now for various answers to questions as I am a new gardener, but can't seem to find the answer to my current problem. I am about to repot 2 of my 7 week old Tomato plants into bigger flower