There’s a wide range of organic tomatoes you can easily grow, in a garden bed or pots.
Likes: Warm soil; protection from wind.
Dislikes: Frost or cold soil.
When to plant/sow in a warm temperate zone:Jan, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
How to start: Sow seed into premium seed raising mix. Grow seedlings in pots until soil is warm.
How to grow: Bury stem when planting seedlings to encourage more roots to form. Space plants 50cm apart. Install stakes or trellis to support vines. Water deeply and regularly.
When to harvest: Before fully ripened but with a good blush of colour; finish ripening in kitchen.
With the right care, these juicy, flavour-packed fruits can thrive in your garden, providing fresh produce all season long. These five organic growing tips will get you started.
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Cheryl McGaffin grows a wide range of heirloom tomatoes on her property on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. She shared her top growing tips with our horticultural expert, Penny Woodward.
Heirloom tomato seeds have many advantages especially as they are non-hybrid plants from which you can collect seeds and regrow plants that generally grow true to type.
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