Long-time tomato growers share their secrets to getting a bumper crop. Words: Jane Wrigglesworth 1. A French visitor to my garden encouraged me to do as the French do to grow bountiful crops of tomatoes: water copiously! She advised me to form channels in the soil beneath the plants, and flood those daily. She swore by the method, and I’ve followed her advice ever since. It saves watering with a hose or can, and keeps the water droplets off the fruit and leaves. I use only rainwater…

Tomatoes are the #1 food for home gardeners to grow, and anyone who has had the good fortune to taste a freshly picked tomato knows why. The flavor is simply incomparable to that of store-bought tomatoes, and because they are also very easy to grow, that makes them a win-win for everybody. However, timing is everything with this fruit, more so than with any other fruit or veggie in the garden. So, to grow, nurture, and pick your tomatoes properly follow these top tips. Look for healthy…

Jamie Walton | Nettles & Petals on Instagram: "This Tomato variety is an all time favourite! 🍅👀 Costoluto Fiorentino: Like most growers, every season I get excited about growing tomatoes and I always get carried away with the amount of variety’s I chose to grow. However, this heavily ribbed heirloom beefsteak tomato variety from the Tuscany region of Italy is one of my staples. That’s because it’s a very heavy producer, is good for canning and preservation and is just an all round…

This article contains links, which if you click through and make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. Tomatoes are definitely the king of any vegetable garden. Gardeners take pride when that first ripe tomato is ready to be harvested. It’s a rite of passage for summer. I have

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