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Where to Grow Tomatoes

Tomatoes need a very sunny spot with rich and fertile soil that has either been well manured or had compost dug into it.  Chicken manure pellets are also a very welcome addition to the soil along with Growmore as these are greedy plants!  Plants are ready to plant out when the soil is warm, frost chances are zero and the first flowers appear on the plants.

Tips for Growing Tomatoes

Outdoor tomatoes are ready for planting out when they have been hardened off and the first flowers are appearing.  If there is a chance of late frosts hold off until you are sure there is zero chance.  Always a good idea to cover the plants over night till they are well established.  To avoid many problems tomatoes like no other crop must be watered and fed constantly otherwise you will get blossom end rot, splitting of their skins and weak plants more susceptible to diseases like blight.

Tomato Sucker Removal

Vine tomatoes will need support, and their side shoots and suckers pinching out and once 4 or 5 trusses have formed pinch out the tips to aid fruit growth.  Most important when watering don't allow the stems or foliage of the plant to be splashed with water, as this will increase risk of blight