Growing Tomatoes


One single tomato plant can produce 200 tomatoes in a season.

If planted from seed they apparently do need plenty of care and attention, so I actually have acquired a few small tomato plants for a chance of greater success. In the past I have not been confident in my growing, but my will to succeed now is much greater, since one day, it maybe my only source of sustenance!!

They are easy to grow in limited garden space in a grow bag. Buy a peat-free grow bag. Ask around friends and neighbours to get three seedlings, preferably cherry tomatoes, which are generally productive and strong. Plant 3 in your grow bag with supports in a sheltered spot with some sun. Remember to water and feed with tomato feed (follow instructions on the bottle). Harvest and enjoy! (Extra tip is to plant in the grow bag but in a pot with the bottom cut out. Fill the pot with peat-free compost. It gives more depth and helps.)

If you are very patient, and do decide to grow directly from seed, begin to do so about 6 weeks before you anticipate the timing of the last frost. You need a seed starting mix and containers such as egg boxes. Make 2 holes in the soil in each compartment, plant one seed in each hole, cover with mix, firm down and water the soil with literally just a few drops per compartment.


Then cover the egg boxes loosely with cling film, to retain the moisture, and place somewhere warm. In 3-15 days , tiny seedlings will appear. When the first 2 leaves start to open, the seedlings need to be placed under and close to a fluorescent lamp or in a very sunny spot. The soil need always to be moist but not soggy. When the first set of true leaves appear, repot the best seedlings in plastic drinks containers or yoghurt pots, full of seed starting mix, one per pot, and of course with holes in the bottom . Make a hole in the in the centre 2.5cm wide and 2cm deep. Carefully transfer each seedling into each hole, fill with mix and gently water each pot and place back under the light or in the sunny spot. Once the danger of frost is over they can be planted outside or remain inside. Still needing plenty of food and water, they can be trained up a stem and the side shoots pinched out.

One single tomato plant can produce 200 tomatoes in a season.

If planted from seed they apparently do need plenty of care and attention, so I actually have acquired a few small tomato plants for a chance of greater success. In the past I have not been confident in my growing, but my will to succeed now is much greater, since one day, it maybe my only source of sustenance!!

They are easy to grow in limited garden space in a grow bag. Buy a peat-free grow bag. Ask around friends and neighbours to get three seedlings, preferably cherry tomatoes, which are generally productive and strong. Plant 3 in your grow bag with supports in a sheltered spot with some sun. Remember to water and feed with tomato feed (follow instructions on the bottle). Harvest and enjoy! (Extra tip is to plant in the grow bag but in a pot with the bottom cut out. Fill the pot with peat-free compost. It gives more depth and helps.)

If you are very patient, and do decide to grow directly from seed, begin to do so about 6 weeks before you anticipate the timing of the last frost. You need a seed starting mix and containers such as egg boxes. Make 2 holes in the soil in each compartment, plant one seed in each hole, cover with mix, firm down and water the soil with literally just a few drops per compartment.


Then cover the egg boxes loosely with cling film, to retain the moisture, and place somewhere warm. In 3-15 days , tiny seedlings will appear. When the first 2 leaves start to open, the seedlings need to be placed under and close to a fluorescent lamp or in a very sunny spot. The soil need always to be moist but not soggy. When the first set of true leaves appear, repot the best seedlings in plastic drinks containers or yoghurt pots, full of seed starting mix, one per pot, and of course with holes in the bottom . Make a hole in the in the centre 2.5cm wide and 2cm deep. Carefully transfer each seedling into each hole, fill with mix and gently water each pot and place back under the light or in the sunny spot. Once the danger of frost is over they can be planted outside or remain inside. Still needing plenty of food and water, they can be trained up a stem and the side shoots pinched out.