Growing tomatoes is easier than you might think, and can be done in a variety of spaces, including on a balcony, indoors near a window or outside in pots. Versatile, cost-effective and delicious, there are loads of reasons you should give growing your own a go.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Tomato Grower’s Handbook<\/i> covers everything you need to grow your own and enjoy your plants year on year, no matter what space you’re working with, including:<\/p>\n
– Preparing the soil
– Sowing seeds
– Transplanting young plants
– Watering and feeding
– Pruning and propagating
– Tips and tricks to boost your harvest
– Troubleshooting advice for when things don’t go to plan<\/p>\n
There is also information on different varieties to try, as well as simple recipes and ideas for preserving a glut, such as homemade passata, green tomato jam, a tomato salad that promises to maximise flavour and even a whole tomato pasta that makes use of the fruit, leaves and stems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A beginner-friendly guide to growing tomatoes, covering different methods of growing according to your space – indoors, outdoors, on a balcony, in a pot – as well as simple recipes and information on different varieties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1034],"product_tag":[275],"class_list":["post-113485","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-gardening","product_tag-gardening","pa_book_author-farrell-holly","pa_cover-hardback","pa_dewey-635-642-edition23","pa_imprint-bloomsbury","pa_language-english","pa_pages-8275","pa_publisher-bloomsbury","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n