Here comes summer - it’s time to plant tomatoes! Cherry tomatoes make a sweet colourful snack - just the right size for your lunchbox. Grow your own and taste the sunshine in them!
Tomato leaves catch the sun and turn its energy into sugars which ends up in the fruit - no wonder they taste so good!
You will need:
How to plant:
You can grow your own cherry tomato plants from seed. There are lots of different varieties to choose from. Sow your seeds into small pots or recycled containers filled with Black Magic seed raising mix. Drainage holes are essential! Keep them watered and watch them grow. After a few weeks they will be ready to transplant into a bigger pot.
"Sweet 100" tomatoes
Tip the tomato plant out of its pot and gently place it in the hole, pressing the container mix around it.