Taking care of your plants

Overview

A classic tomato for summer harvests, producing juicy fruits with a balanced flavour. Grow in full sun with support, keep watering steady, and feed weekly once flowering starts. Pick regularly to encourage more fruit. Great sliced for salads and sandwiches, or cooked into soups, sauces and roasted trays.

• Vegetable Type: Tomato
• Key Characteristic: Reliable summer crop producing flavour-packed fruits.
• Hardiness: Tender annual (protect young plants from frost).

PLANTING ADVICE

Plant in rich, well-drained compost. Best grown in large pots or grow bags in a greenhouse or sunny patio spot. Can be planted in the ground in a very warm, sheltered position.

• Outdoor cultivation

Suitable for outdoor growing in a sunny, sheltered spot after risk of frost has passed. Provide support and consistent watering.

• Greenhouse cultivation

Well suited to greenhouse cultivation. Maintain warmth, ventilation and regular feeding for best yields.

CARE & HARVEST

Keep soil moist and weed free. Feed weekly once flowers appear using a high-potash fertiliser. Remove any damaged leaves to improve airflow and check plants regularly for pests. Harvest fruits promptly to encourage further cropping.

• Watering: Water regularly and consistently, keeping compost moist but not waterlogged. Avoid letting plants dry out during flowering and fruiting as this can reduce yields.
• Feeding: Feed weekly with a high-potash liquid fertiliser once flowering begins to support fruit production.
• Cutting and prunning: Remove side shoots regularly and tie stems to supports to maintain airflow and fruit production.
• Harvesting: Harvest when fruits are fully coloured and just slightly soft to the touch. Pick regularly to encourage further trusses to ripen.
• Pest and diseases: Watch for blight in damp weather and remove affected foliage promptly.

VERVE RECOMMENDS...

• Remove lower leaves once fruits set to improve airflow and reduce disease risk.