Tomatoes are one of the most rewarding crops you can grow in a UK garden, but they are also one of the crops that make gardeners nervous fastest. A few marks on a leaf, a dark stem, some yellowing low down, or fruit that suddenly starts to rot can be enough to make people assume … Read more
Tomatoes are one of the most rewarding crops you can grow in a UK garden, but they are also one of the easiest to worry about. Leaves curl. Flowers drop. Fruits split. Growth slows for no obvious reason. One plant looks healthy while another beside it seems permanently unhappy. For beginners especially, tomato problems can … Read more
Caring for tomato plants properly is what turns a healthy-looking tomato plant into a genuinely productive one. Many UK gardeners get through the early stages well enough. Seeds germinate, seedlings grow on, and young plants are finally moved into pots, grow bags, raised beds, or a greenhouse. Then summer begins properly and the questions start. … Read more
Tomatoes are one of the most rewarding crops you can grow in a UK garden, but they are also one of the easiest to misunderstand. People often think tomatoes are difficult because they have seen them struggle. Seedlings go leggy on windowsills, young plants stall after planting out, leaves turn yellow, flowers drop, or fruits … Read more