How to maximise your tomato harvest
Bumper harvests PART THREE
What’s the best way to achieve the biggest possible tomato crop? Find out as Lucy Chamberlain reveals the results of her tomato-growing trial
There is nothing better than harvesting perfectly ripe, home-grown tomatoes from your very own garden. Popping endless cherry toms, still warm from the sun, into your mouth, is blissful. So, too, is a salad platter, thickly layered with slices of beautifully plump beefsteaks. Drizzle over some olive oil, add seasoning and a few basil leaves and surely, that’s heaven on a plate?
But how do you guarantee non-stop pickings and a bumper harvest? Simple, read on as we reveal the results of our growing trails, all designed to establish exactly how to get the biggest tomato crop. From choosing the right variety to training your plants in the right way and getting the care and maintenance just right, we’ve covered it all. 2021 could well bring your most bountiful tomato harvests, ever!