Category: tomatoes

Growing from tomato seed is the most cost-effective way to achieve tasty homegrown toms. Given good conditions for germination, we are confident that you will be delighted with the results,…

What does Cordon Tomato mean? Well, you’re in the right place to find out! Below we explain some of the terminology surrounding totally tasty tomatoes. Firstly, there is nothing more…

If you love a good old tomato we’ve got some excellent news – it’s officially British Tomato Week! The nation’s celebrating everything that’s fantastic about the tomato this week, and…

There are 5 weeks to go, and we’ve started counting down to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We’re thrilled that the Welcome to Yorkshire garden’s set to include vegetables from…

Waiting my turn at the dentist recently I was surprised when they called the name of the next patient. “Ailsa Craig” was not however my expected shiny red tomato but…

Cherry Tomatoes are the tiny, sometimes grape-sized, tomatoes much loved by adults and children alike. They tend to be sweeter than other types and are suitable for adding whole to…

Back in 2015 we launched a revolution in blight resistant tomatoes – Crimson Crush. Many allotment holders and gardeners had long since stopped growing outdoor tomatoes due to the disappointment…

Many allotment holders and gardeners have long since stopped growing outdoor tomatoes, mainly because they have suffered the disappointment of seeing their entire season’s tomato crop devastated by blight. Blight…

Many gardeners have at some point suffered the disappointment of their entire season’s tomato crop being devastated by blight. With spores being carried on the wind tomato blight can spread…

I have to admit when first learning some while back of the existence of Dobies grafted vegetable plants to being a little dubious. Not being a horticulturalist left me wondering…