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Growing Tomatoes from Seeds

Tomato, Beefmaster Hybrid Seed Vigorous growing plants bear delicious fruit. They require little space and effort and produce a big crop. Patio types grow well in containers. Excellent for salads, juice, canning, and relish. America's most popular vegetable. 95-120 days to maturity.

Tomato, Lemon Boy Hybrid Seed Celebrity hybrid is an All American Selections winner known for its multiple disease tolerance and wide adaptability. It's the perfect home garden tomato. The abundant globe-shaped fruits are firm and very flavorful. Excellent for salads, juice, canning, relishes and cooking. Large plant, determinate habit. 70-75 days to maturity

Tomato, Ponderosa Red Seed Vigorous growing plants bear delicious fruit. They require little space and effort and produce a big crop. Patio types grow well in containers. Excellent for salads, juice, canning, and relish. America's most popular vegetable. 95-120 days to maturity.

Tomato, Super Sweet 100 Seed Celebrity hybrid is an All American Selections winner known for its multiple disease tolerance and wide adaptability. It's the perfect home garden tomato. The abundant globe-shaped fruits are firm and very flavorful. Excellent for salads, juice, canning, relishes and cooking. Large plant, determinate habit. 70-75 days to maturity

Tomato, Yellow Pear Seed Fast growing plants produce sweet and delicious petite pear-shaped yellow fruits just right for snacks, salads and relishes. The plants are easy to grow and require support. 75 days to maturity.

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Growing Tomatoes from Seed:

It really is not difficult to grow tomatoes from seed but does take a little bit of planning.  Start the seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks prior to the last frost date in your area (refer to the

Plant about 1/4 inch deep, in flats or small pots using sterile seed starting material.  This will help to prevent soil born disease problems.

Water lightly and keep consistently moist until germination occurs. 

After the plants have their second or third set of true leaves, and before they become root bound, transplant into 4 inch pots.  This transplanting step will allow the plant to develop properly and promote root growth.

Outdoor tomatoes must have the sunniest position in the garden. One of the best places is a border running alongside a south-facing fence or wall. Several weeks before planting out dig the ground over and incorporate plenty of compost and well rotted manure.

Standard varieties should be trained up canes. Side shoots form at the joint between the main stem and every leaf. They should be removed carefully when still small, using thumb and finger, so that the plant is trained up the cane with a single main stem and trusses of fruit and main leaves growing from it. As the fruit sets and swells remove the leaves below the bottom truss to allow the air to circulate. To remove a lower leaf use a sharp knife and cut the leaf off flush with the stem.

Bush varieties of tomatoes don't need any support or sideshooting.

When the first truss has set with small fuits, feed the plant with a liquid tomato or seaweed fertiliser every ten days, until the end of August.