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Plants shoot/ Sucker removal

One of the great things about growing the tomato bush varieties is that you will not need to pinch out any of the side shoots as the plant tends to remain low 3- 4ft in height and compact and does not need controlling

On the other hand the cordon varieties can go mad 7ft in height, at least as long as they are growing upwards they produce as many side shoots as they can and all they have on them are leaves! So you can afford to trim some of these lower leaves off you need enough to offer shade to the developing tomatoes. Pruning tomato plants is not an exact science some people  will cut back leaves really hard, leaving only a couple on the plant and the ripening fruit, believing that the fruit will get all the nutrients rather than the excess leaves.I personally  find this method quite severe but do feel that leaves below the lowest truss can be removed without damaging the plant.

Staking Tomato plants

There are many different products on the market as support structures for tomatoes, metal, wooden, bamboo and plastic and if you are growing them in a green house you can always attached wire or string to the structure and train the tomatoes to grow up that.

Tomato Plant Trusses

How many trusses you have on each plant depends on the type of tomatoes you are growing, usually it can be between 5 and 7.

The more trusses you have the smaller the fruits will be so limiting yourself will produce a stronger crop.

Mulching Tomatoes

This  is a protective layer which is placed over soil to enhance conditionsIf you are planting your tomatoes outside in your vegetable patch or allotment mulches are a real asset for successful crops. There are two types the natural organic mulches or the plastic both serve the plants well. The main differences being that the plastic mulch will keep the soil warmed and the organic can have the reverse effect so should only be applied once the soil temperature is around 65F / 18C.

The benefit of placing mulch around your plants is that you will have reduced the amount of weeds around them and also the loss of moisture from the soil.

Watering Tomatoes

Watering enough seems to be a topic often discussed at great length- how often, how much and from the bottom or top or both if feeding.

If your plants are outside you should not need to worry too much about watering especially if you have mulched around the plants. You will probably only have to water them if there is a long drought period. If you have greenhouse tomatoes in pots or in grow bags these will require more of your attention as their watering requirements are dependant on the weather. With pots you will need to apply enough water so that the water runs out of the holes in the bottom. I have found that watering plants in the morning rather than in the evening is better for them.

If you are growing your tomatoes in grow bags or big pots you will need to make sure that they are watered regularly and not allowed to dry out. If you are erratic with watering it may lead to split fruit or blossom end rot.

When to Feed Tomato plants

If you are using grow bags they usually have enough nutrients in the bag for the first six weeks of growth so you can work out when you will need to begin to feeding.

If you are using standard compost in a large pot it is advised that you begin feeding weekly once the first pea sized fruits begin to appear on your plants. You will need to follow the instructions on the packaging as if you over feed that can cause problems as much as under feeding

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There are so many tomato recipes to choose from out there.  I have included a couple I have tried and tested, if you have any to add I would love to hear from you

Passata

This is made from ripe tomatoes which have been puréed and sieved to remove the skin and seeds it make a wonderful concentrated flavour. It can be made and frozen for use in soups, sauces, pasta dishes, or casseroles. You can make it chunky or smooth depending on your requirements.

Tomato sauce for pizza or pasta

 1 Tablespoon -Olive oil

Some Cloves of garlic (1-3) depends on your taste

A good hand full -Basil / or a mixture of oregano, marjoram and basil

 2 Onions

2 lbs (1.5kg) Plum tomatoes

Salt and pepper

Method

Heat olive oil on a low heat in a large heavy bottomed saucepan

Add chopped onions, stir to make sure that onions are coated then leave to simmer slowly until translucent.

Add in garlic and turn through the onions. Leave for 2 minutes or so.

Add the chopped fresh tomatoes. Stir through to coat with oil and leave for five minutes over a low heat.

When the mixture is simmering add the chopped herbs

Leave the sauce to simmer over a low heat until the tomatoes fall apart.

Simmer very gently for about an hour until the sauce has reduced and thickened stir to prevent it sticking add water if it thickens too much.

After an hour, taste, add salt and pepper before removing from the heat.

It needs to cook for an hour to intensify the flaovours at this point you can add whatever variations you fancy adding it to mince for a bolognaise saue or thickening it so it can be used on pizza bases.

This also freezes well, so if you make a large batch you can put in family sized portions or individual and have the night off cooking – always a bonus.

Basic Salsa

- Olive oil – if you are trying to reduce your oil intake you can substitute this with the juice of a lime

-Cherry tomatoes –these look great – but if you only have larger toms just cut them up and deseed

-Garlic cloves, finely chopped – (depending how much you like garlic depends on the amount you add!)

-Onion, finely chopped

-Chopped fresh parsley/oregano

-Chopped fresh basil

-Salt and freshly ground black pepper

-Spice it up with fresh chilli – if you fancy

Method

I have left the amounts out as it depends if you are having this with a meal or as a dip
Place the oil/ lime, chopped tomatoes, garlic, onion, parsley and basil into a bowl. Mix together and season to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Leave it to marinade for at least half an hour before serving with meal .

Tomato Bruschetta

A wonderful snack at any time, quick and easy to prepare.

-Ciabatta or French baton

-Virgin olive oil

-A garlic clove

-Ripe tomatoes

-Fresh Basil/oregano

-Salt and pepper

Make a cross cut with a sharp knife at the top of the tomatoes. Then place them in a bowl of boiling water and leave them for just a minute before removing them and removing the skins and seeds. Chop them roughly and leave to cool to one side, at this point you can add different flavourings like basil /oregano to the mixture.

Toast your sliced bread under the grill or on a griddle if you fancy a stripy effect, brush your toasted bread with virgin olive oil and rub your cut garlic over the surface of the toast. Place your tomato mixture on the toast and season.

Try a  stir-fry – just a couple of minutes in the pan  with olive oil, garlic, salami and basil poured over your favourite pasta.

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This 52 page guide comes packed with great information including photos and a set of comprehensive tomato recipes.

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Review: ” This is a great little book if you want to get started growing tomatoes.

There are a lot of piccies and I really like that there are some recipes that use the tomatoes that you grow.

Highly recommend this! B. Champion”

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Salad Tomato– These are the ones you see all the time in the local supermarket they tend to be the size of a golf ball great for salads, salsas, etc

Beefsteak Tomatoes – The largest of the tomato family, great if you need to slice them for sandwiches or to stuff.

Cherry Tomatoes – The smallest and the sweetest tomatoes. They are lovely in salads or just eating as a snack.

Plum Tomatoes – These are high in juice, and don’t tend to have so many seeds, they are great for cooking with for pasta sauces and adding to casseroles.

There are many different types of tomatoes to choose from when you first start out and it can be confusing, what is the difference between a determinate and indeterminate

Determinate – Bush plant

Indeterminate – Tall vine like plant

Semi – determinate – Between the two part bush part vine

Here are a few classic types of tomatoes  which give good yields and taste good too. Many modern hybrids have been developed to be resistant to certain diseases which are really useful if you are a first time tomato grower as you don’t want to be struck down by a nasty bug just as you are finally reaping your reward from all your hard work.

Tomato Varieties

Ailsa Craig – Indeterminate
This plant crops in approx 68 days

It produces medium size mid red fruits they are versatile and can be grown indoors or out. This one is a definite old favourite which has exceptional flavour reliable

Alicante –Indeterminate
This crops in 68 days

It is a medium sized red fruit it crops early in the season and is resistant to green back. It has a sumptuous flavour and these can be grown outdoors can be grown outdoors. They are not hardy though so do not plant out till last frost may or early June.

Black Russian – Indeterminate.
This plant crops in approx 67-72 days.

It is a lovely large beefsteak purplish black streaked with red tomato. It has a wonderful flavour and they can be oddly shaped but that just adds to their charm.

Black Krim – Indeterminate. –
This plant crops in approx 80 days.

It is a heritage black variety tomato which is much like the Black Russian with its very dark skin but with a reddish glow about it. It is primarily one grown in the greenhouse although it is ok in a warm spot in the garden. These large fruit have a rich sweet flavour and are very juicy.

Brandywine – Indeterminate
This plant crops in approx 80-90 days.

It is a heritage tomato which dates back to the 1800’s it is often referred to as one of the best beefsteak tomatoes going. The tomatoes are large  with light pink to red fruits with delicious flavour, so they will need to be well supported as they grow.

Gardeners delight – Indeterminate
They crop in approx 65 days

They are a bit larger than cherry red  toms and are the true flavour of what we remember as kids as the true flavour of tomatoes, tangy and sweet. They can be grown as an outside plant or in the greenhouse.

Marmande – Semi -determinate
This plant crops in approx 70 days

Irregularly large shaped brilliant red fruits but big on flavour with a delicious slightly tart taste They are an old French Heritage tomato which is very popular. They require a lot of support due to the sheer weight of the fruits. A great one for slicing and putting in your sandwiches they hang out of all sides!

Moneymaker – Indeterminate.
They crop in approx 60 days

It has been accused of being a bit bland, which I think is unfair it may not the best taste red tomato but it is still tasty and it is prolific. For many this is the gardener’s standard choice as it is a heavy cropper of fine tasty fruits.

Red Alert –Determinate
This crops in approx 58 days .

It is a lovely rich red smaller sized fruit but with excellent flavour, they are easy to grow and because it is early maturing blight hasn’t got a chance to get it

Roma VF – Semi determinate
This plant crops in approx 70 days

This can be grown inside or out and is a lovely glorious red plum shaped fruit. It is a heavy cropping plant and is quite disease resistant. It is a virtually seedless fruit which is great for sauces

Sungold  F1 –  Indeterminate.
They crop in approx 60 days

This plant grows well outdoors, the small fruits are an orange/yellow fruit which is extraordinarily sweet and a good rival to gardeners delight. It is resistant to the tobacco virus.

Tigerella – Indeterminate
This plant crops in approx 60 days

This is a wonderfully attractive medium sized fruit which brightens up salad dishes it is red with orange stripes -It has a brilliant flavour Produces fruit early in the season. It is heavy cropping and it can be easily grown outside or in the greenhouse.

Tumbling tom red or yellow - Determinate
This plant crops in approx 60 days

As you would guess these types of tomatoes come as both a rosy red or golden yellow depending on which  tomato seeds you choose. They are great for baskets and containers from which they will tumble. The plants produce lots of sweet, cherry fruits. Indoor crops can be as early as January through to March and for outdoor crops: March to April.

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Includes buying seedlings, crop rotation, pricking out/transplanting, staking, mulching, diseases and pests, what types of tomatoes to grow and even a recipe for making a pizza sauce. All for only $5.75

Review: ” This is a great little book if you want to get started growing tomatoes.

There are a lot of piccies and I really like that there are some recipes that use the tomatoes that you grow.

Highly recommend this! B. Champion”

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Growing Organic Tomatoes can be a challange but the satisfaction and taste is such a reward it’s worth it.

Spring arrives and the harsh winter is finally over,it is time to start planting those organic tomatoes in time for summer. It doesn’t matter if you intent planting hybrid or heritage tomato plants, you should be ready to start as soon as the temperatures are warm and stable enough for the organic tomatoes to thrive.

So here are my top 7 tips for growing Organic Tomatoes

1. Weather conditions for Tomatoes :

Keep an eye on the temperature which in this day and age is simple. Either go online and get an up to date reading or I use my iPod and have downloaded an app to do this. Make sure you don’t plant out your tomato plants until the temperatures are above 10 degrees

2. Temperature of the Soil:

Make sure your soil is above 12 degrees before planting out your seedlings. I don’t often plant my tomatoes before May in the UK as we can often suffer a late frost

3. Warming the soil:

If you want to speed up the process of warming the soil then you can cover your beds with clear or black plastic about a week before planting

4. Separate your Organic Tomato plants:

Organic Tomatoes like to be about 3 feet apart allowing the roots to spread out and make sure you plant your tomato plant in a deep enough hole. If they are a bit leggy don’t forget you can bury them deep to encourage good strong stems.

5. Feeding & Watering Tomatoes:

Put a cup of organic fertiliser such as bone meal before you plant in your carefully prepared soil. Giving the soil a good soaking before planting helps with root expansion. Organic tomatoes need the same love and care as other tomatoes and regular feeding with a good comfrey fertilizer.

7. Pest & Insect Control for Organic Tomatoes:

To keep pests away companion plant bulbs of garlic around the area as the little critters hate the smell. French Marigolds are good too-  Did you know that you can buy ladybugs for your garden. They eat many of the insects that would just love to eat your plants The best tip of all I can give you is have fun growing organic tomatoes. It is undoubtedly harder work but the rewards are justifiable no chemicals in your tomatoes. Enjoy being in the garden, the sun, the sounds of summer and the exercise and you will have a bumper crop of tomatoes this summer.

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Review: ” This is a great little book if you want to get started growing tomatoes.

There are a lot of piccies and I really like that there are some recipes that use the tomatoes that you grow.

Highly recommend this! B. Champion”

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Upside Down Tomato Planter

It is amazing that gardeners have come up with a way of producing tomatoes that are upside down and you may be interested to learn that there are some advantages to this madness as well.

Upside Down Tomatoes

You will Need

• A sturdy (at least 10 inch across ) container
• Rope or Chain
• A drill/ stanley knief
• Landscape fabric

Benifits – Traditional growing of tomatoes requires maintenance with proper support required such as Tomato Cages. You will also be  weeding regularly and attentive  to make sure the fruits don’t rot. If you are going to grow upside down tomatoes then you don’t have to worry so much about caring for the plants regarding staking and weeding.They can be grown hanging from your patio, or froma strudy post.  You can think of it as rather like planting tiny toms in a hanging basket but on a larger scale. This is great if you are like me and love just going outside of the kitchen and picking the tomatoes and eating like sweets.

How do you grow Upside Down Tomatoes?

You can buy specially designed pots for this but if you feel adventurous you can DIY it .

To grow upside down tomatoes you must select a properly sturdy container for it.

1. You can save money if you spend a bit of time creating your own container. What you do, is buy a thick quality container that is about 12 inches thick in diameter. Drill a large hole at the bottom of the pot using an ordinary home electric drill. The hole should be where the upside down tomatoes protrude in the bottom of the container. You should also drill three smaller holes on the side of the pot for the ropes you will use to hang the tomatoes.

2. Place landscaping fabric at the bottom of the pot so as nothing gets washed away when you water the plants or during a rain storm. Make sure you cut a hole at the center of the fabric. This should match the expansion of the root ball. Place the fabric so that it lines up with the hole in the pot.

3. The next step is to plant the tomato plant by putting it through the hole of the container where you have made the cut. You might need to ask for some assistance in holding the pot when you are doing this or you could find a place to hang it. As with any new plant that you are potting, make sure that you add some potting mixture so that the plant will be healthy.

4. Hang the pot with the tomato plant in an upside down position. If you are using a home made container then you can tie the ropes from the sides of the container. Remember to give the new plants a good watering, make sure they have plenty of sunlight and use the same processes that you do to grow and feed tomatoes in a traditional way.

Growing upside down tomatoes stops you having to worry about poor garden soil or having enough garden space and if you live in a flat or apartment. You can even hang them on the balcony which is really convenient and will look really nice when the plant is bearing its succulent fruits.

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Review: ” This is a great little book if you want to get started growing tomatoes.

There are a lot of piccies and I really like that there are some recipes that use the tomatoes that you grow.

Highly recommend this! B. Champion”

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This was something I hadn’t really looked into before now but decided that it would be helpful for people to know exactly what is involved.

•  The main considerations to take into account are firstly whether the amount of extra work and effort involved in the production of indoor tomatoes is worth your time.
•  Secondly does the cost of setting up the indoor garden out weigh the savings made from growing your own tomatoes?
•  The amount of electricity that will be used plus the cost of the extra equipment the space taken up with in the home or garage and the safety aspects of water and electricity in close proximity, or indeed where to put the car!
• If you choose a bush tomato variety it will need plenty of space in which to grow and will need to be kept under a florescent cool white lighting system for seedlings as well as high pressure sodium light to help force the plant to flower and fruit. These lights remain on for extended periods at a time and need to be positioned at a specific height to maximise the growth potential for the plants.
• The temperature and humidity for the tomatoes requires regulating as you neither want it too hot or too humid or too cold for the plants.
• The lighting system can raise the temperature in the room for those plants and therefore you may require a fan to gently move the air around this will also help with the pollination of the tomato plants.

Tomato Hydroponics

Usually people that decide to grow indoor tomatoes will often decide to use a hydroponics system. These systems can also be quite expensive to set up but the growth rate of the plants and the fruit production is the real bonus. The amount of chemistry involved in the maintenance of the nutrient solution for your plants is quite in depth, balancing the Ph of your reservoir has a direct affect on the amount of nutrient added to the water.

My personal conclusion is that you do need to be a very attentive gardener with an interest in the technology of growing indoor tomatoes to embark on this venture.

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This 52 page guide comes packed with great information including photos and a set of comprehensive tomato recipes.

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Includes buying seedlings, crop rotation, pricking out/transplanting, staking, mulching, diseases and pests, what types of tomatoes to grow and even a recipe for making a pizza sauce. All for only $5.75

Review: ” This is a great little book if you want to get started growing tomatoes.

There are a lot of piccies and I really like that there are some recipes that use the tomatoes that you grow.

Highly recommend this! B. Champion”

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Here are ten tomato growing tips for growing great tomatoes:

• It’s all in the preparation as they say – a good tip is to turn your soil over during January and February. You will be surprised how many pest eggs have been hiding in your soil over the winter and if you expose them to the frosts you hopefully will have less pests during the year.

• Preparation of your soil is important you can go the whole nine yards and test your soil for PH and add chemicals or supplements appropriately or you can add some well rotten compost which usually is just as effective at balancing the soil out

• Mulching your soil is the best way of reducing the weeds around your plants in addition to adding nutrients, keeping the soil warm and retaining moisture

• If you are growing your tomatoes from seed it is a good idea to choose a selection so you have late and an early crop. In addition you can have cherry and plum ones, these are ideal for making sauces which will give you a wonderful crop which will see you through the season

• Seedlings require sunshine and warmth to develop into healthy plants. Leggy seedlings can be planted deeply when planted up as this will enable them to grow stronger stems

• Do not fertilise your plants either too early or too much as you can cause a build up of chemicals in the plants leading to problems with leaves and fruit production. Only begin to add fertiliser after the plant begins to flower and then only one a week

• Diseases can easily affect your plants if they are kept too humid or become infested, know the enemy and be prepared. Companion planting will prevent some pests and is environmentally friendly

• Supporting your tomatoes as they grow is important as tomatoes which are not tend to become damaged leaving fruits trailing on the ground. Using either cages or stakes and strong but gentle ties will prevent damage and ensure a well supported and productive plant

• Watering correctly is always a problem too much can lead to fruiting problems too little can lead to fruiting problems. Try no to let the plants dry out if they are in either pots or grown bags as when you do water them it will just run off

• When thinking of the best tomato growing tips the most practical is probably the storing of your wonderful stock of tomatoes. This is a worthwhile as well as cost effective project. You can easily make sun dried tomatoes and thick rich sauces which you can freeze and use throughout the winter months reminding you of summer and tasting so much better than those bought at your local supermarket

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You can purchase seeds from many different outlets – online, garden centres, some DIY shops and mail order. Often the mail order ones are little plug plants which are usually very good quality but I have to say for me there is just something about watching that first seedling poke its way out of the compost which I find sadly very satisfying.

Growing Tomatoes from Seed

• If this is your first time at growing tomatoes from seeds it doesn’t have to be an expensive venture seedlings can be grown in any little pot or container which has good drainage holes, yoghurt pots are really good and usually readily available.

• If you want to take this up as a hobby it is worth purchasing seed trays and a propagator, however, if you are just growing a couple of plants to have in a grow bag on your patio, balcony or in your hanging basket plastic bags with an elastic band round the top of the pot can be just as good as a propagator. It is always a good idea to grow a few more seeds than you are expecting to plant. Just in case one of those mishaps, which befall us all, like knocking plants over, or having some little blighter eat them.

• The seeds will germinate between, 8-12 days depending on the temperature.It is advisable to water young seedlings in the tray at the bottom so they can soak it up. Then they aren’t knocked over with watering the compost just needs to be moist.

If you fancy trying something from the heritage range of tomatoes you can link up with “The Heritage Seed Library” here in the UK or “The Seed Savers Exchange” in the US both of which have seed swap registers.

Saving Tomato Seeds

If you wish to save seeds from the Heritage tomatoes for the following year or to share you can:

• Carefully scoop out the seeds from your chosen tomato
• Place onto a plate taking care to separate them
• Allow them to dry out naturally
• Pop in a paper envelope and with details of the tomato and any special growing instructions
• Keep in a cool place either the fridge or the freezer – I put them in the freezer in freezer bags the zip up ones are good.

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Highly recommend this! B. Champion”

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