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Cherry Tomato – Tiny Tim (bush variety)
(5 Plug Plants)
Suitable for containers & beds
Organic plug plants
For greenhouses or sun-trap gardens
Shipped within 3-5 working days
£6.99
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These compact plants produce a good crop of cherry tomatoes
Tiny Tim tomato plants will grow to approximately 30-45cm and will produce clusters of beautifully flavoured, sweet red salad tomatoes that are 2cm in diameter. This variety is suitable for outdoor growing. Growing tomatoes from plug plants is easy – just follow the instructions in the growing guide that is provided with the plants.
Number of plants: 5 plug plants
Variety: Tiny Tim (organic*)
In the kitchen: Delicious in salads or try them roasted with a drizzle of olive oil.
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[post_content] => We've got a few different tomatoes on the menu this year, so we thought we'd take you through a little bit of a tasting tour so that you can choose the ones you'd like to grow in your garden.
Cordon tomatoes that grow tall and need support:Sweetie Tomatoes: Produces exceptionally sweet flavoured, cherry sized tomatoes in abundance. You'll get a good crop.
Yellow Pear Tomatoes: As the name suggests, these are yellow in colour and pear-shaped. They're quite small (about the size of a cherry tomato) and have the novelty factor. Sweet and tasty too.
Tigerella Tomatoes: These medium-sized tomatoes have fun, yellow stripes on the skin making them a quirky addition to a salad.
Golden Sunrise Tomatoes:Gives lovely, medium-sized fruits which are beautifully golden yellow in colour. Sweet and juicy.
Gardener's Delight Tomatoes: Aptly named. Everyone loves these cherry tomatoes for their exceptional flavour.
Black Russian Tomatoes: These are the biggest in our collection. They are unusually dark, almost mahogany in colour as they mature. Surprisingly sweet for a larger tomato.
Bushy varieties that will grow well in pots or hanging baskets:Tiny Tim Tomatoes: produce clusters of beautifully flavoured, sweet, salad tomatoes that are 2cm in diameter and a lovely shade of red.
Good for growing outside/in slightly shadier conditions:
Tiny Tim Tomatoes
Black Russian Tomatoes
SOME TOP TIPS FOR GROWING TOMATOES
Tomatoes need lots of warmth and sunshine, so if you can't grow them in a greenhouse, find a sunny, sheltered spot in the garden.
If growing in pots, make sure the pot is big enough. We'd recommend an 8-10l pot for cordon varieties.
If growing in grow bags, rather than following the grow bag instructions and trying to grow 3 tomato plants we highly recommend cutting the grow bag in half right across the middle (make sure the compost is evenly split between the two halves before you cut) then turning each end up on it's side and growing a tomato plant in both.
Tomatoes do not like drought. Keep them well watered consistently. A good drink each day if growing in a greenhouse, and if growing outside, if it doesn't rain they'll need to be watered.
If you notice the skin of your tomatoes is splitting, that's a sure sign they've not had consistent watering.
A liquid feed fortnightly once flowers start to form will help produce more fruits.
Pinch out side shoots - between the main stem and the branches, you'll see little shoots appearing every now and then. Pinch them off as they appear to keep the plant neat and to keep all the energy focussed on growing fruit.
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[post_content] => If you'd like to get a really good crop of juicy tomatoes this season, then have a quick read of our top tips below... you can apply the same principals whether you are growing in pots, growbags or raised beds/straight in the soil.
Give their roots space & depth - if you're growing in the ground, you can do this simply by leaving 40cm between plants. If growing in pots, most advice is to choose a 15 litre (approx 30cm) pot for each plant. If you can find a bit bigger, it will make a huge difference. Our preference would be to go for a 40cm pot (which usually works out to about 30 litres). For those of you growing in a growbag, try splitting the grow bag into two and standing each halve on its end so that you can plant a tomato plug plant in each half and give them good depth of soil (rather than planting three to a bag standing horizonatally meaning they have only shallow soil for their roots)
Make sure you add plenty of fresh compost before planting, and add a handful of wormcast fertiliser as you plant each plug. This will really help to keep them well nourished, giving you better flavour from your crop. If growing in pots, fill pots with fresh compost before planting (i.e don't reuse old compost)
Tomatoes will grow much better in a greenhouse. If you don't have a greenhouse, grow your seedlings on in pots on a sunny, warm windowsill or conservatory and then plant them out in June when the weather is warmer, choosing the most sheltered, sunny spot that you can find in your garden. (If you can pop a sheet of black polythene over the bed for a few weeks beforehand, this will help by providing warmer soil.)
Plant seedlings a little deeper than you normally would, with 3-4cm of the stem under the surface of the soil. This encourages a better root system and thus healthier plants.
As tomatoes grow, cut off any lower leaves that risk touching the soil. This is a good way to prevent blight.
Keep tomatoes consistently watered - try to avoid periods of drought or overwatering. This will massively help them to produce healthy fruits that don't have split skin or blossom end rot.
Feed regularly - A fortnightly liquid feed (or wormcast tea) once the plants start flowering will really help, and if you are growing in pots or in a growbag, you can use a fortnightly feed right throughout as the plants quickly use the nutrients from their containers.
Pinch out side shoots to focus the plant's energy on producing flowers and fruit (you don't need to do this on bush plants like Tiny Tim)
Pinch out the growing tip once you have 4 or 5 flowering trusses. Again, this will help focus energy on flowering and fruiting.
Once the plant produces flowers and you see your first few tomatoes forming, then it is good to use a liquid feed fortnightly.
Plant tagetes, marigolds and basil in amongst the tomato plants as companions. This will help to keep aphids at bay, and the basil is said to improve the flavour of the tomatoes too (we're not entirely convinced, but it is jolly useful for adding to tomato salads and sauces anyway!)
Towards the end of the season, remove excess foliage so that the plant can focus its energy on the tomatoes (as pictured!) and the sunlight and warmth can help to ripen them well.
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[post_content] => Most gardeners grow tomatoes in a greenhouse or polytunnel, as these plants do best in warm temperatures. This can make growing them outside difficult for some growers, but if you can provide them with warmth, shelter and sunshine they will still thrive.
There are various ways you can keep your tomato plants toasty and warm. The easiest is to choose your location carefully and make use of stone walls. If you have a sun-trap of a garden, then you'll find you can grow pretty delicious tomatoes. Just pop your plants in a spot that gets maximum sunlight and is sheltered from the wind. In a town or city location this is often very easy as temperatures tend to be warmer overnight. Perfect for tomatoes!
Even if you don't have a walled garden, you can still get really good results by growing tomatoes against a south-facing wall. The wall will heat up during the day and reflect the heat at night, thus keeping your tomatoes quite nice and warm.
If your site is fairly exposed and you can't find a sheltered spot, then the best option is to choose a dwarf variety (like Tiny Tim) and keep the plants covered with a cloche. When the plant is flowering, you'll have to remove the cloche for a couple of hours during the warmest part of the day to allow pollinators to get to work.
You could also purchase a grow bag 'grow house' - which is a makeshift plastic greenhouse that can be attached to a grow bag. However, this option comes with a word of warning - in our experience they don't stand up well to wind, and can tear very easily on a windy summer's day.
However you choose to grow your outdoor tomatoes, there are a few things that will give you better success:
Keep them well watered - the soil/compost should be kept consistently moist.
Give them a fortnightly liquid feed once they start flowering
Make sure pollinators have easy access to the plants
Pinch out the growing tips of upright (cordon) tomatoes when the plants reach head height.
Be quite brutal in pruning off foliage once the plants have plenty of flowers and fruit as this will encourage them to focus energy on the fruits and not on the leaves
If growing upright/cordon tomatoes in pots, bear in mind that most garden centres will sell 5 litre pots as "tomato pots", but you will get much better results from a slightly bigger, deeper pot. A 7.5 litre to 10 litre pot per plant would be a good choice (dwarf plants are ok in the 5 litre pots though)
If you’d like to get a really good crop of juicy tomatoes this season, then have a quick read of our top tips below… you can apply the same principals...
Most gardeners grow tomatoes in a greenhouse or polytunnel, as these plants do best in warm temperatures. This can make growing them outside difficult for some growers, but if you...
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