Tomatoes will grow best in near-neutral or neutral soil, which means you may have to modify the existing soil in your garden or containers. This is another excellent reason to invest in a soil ...

Tomatoes need well-drained, fertile soil. Mix compost or organic fertilizer into the soil to enrich it. Tomatoes need plenty ...

Whichever variety you choose, all need fertile soil ... put into a 12.5cm (5in) pot. Unless you're growing a bush tomato, the aim is to create a single-stemmed plant. To do this, snap out shoots ...

This time of year it is such a pleasure to be in the garden. Early in the morning and later in the evening is a pleasant time ...

Help your plants to thrive by ... feed that is applied to the soil. These feeds work in three main ways: Controlled release fertiliser – ideal for containers, these come as granules that are ...

Rewatering covers seeds and firms the soil. I cover each pot or groups of pots with clear plastic bags ... I usually start some large leaf Italian basil about the same time as tomatoes for outside ...