Grow Your Own Delicious Tomatoes – A Bumper Season Starts Here!
It’s nearly British Tomato Fortnight (2nd-15th June) – the perfect time to celebrate the taste of homegrown tomatoes and start growing your own! Whether you’ve got a sunny windowsill, a patio, or a greenhouse, now is the ideal moment to plant up and enjoy sweet, juicy tomatoes all summer long.
We’ve got everything you need for a successful and rewarding tomato-growing season – from top-quality plants to growbags, compost, planters, and feeds.
🍅 Celebrate British Tomato Fortnight With Us
British Tomato Fortnight shines a spotlight on the amazing flavour and quality of homegrown tomatoes. It’s a great reminder of just how tasty (and satisfying!) it is to grow your own. Whether you’re new to gardening or a seasoned grower, we’ve got a range of tomato plants and essentials to help you make the most of the season.
🌿 Choose From a Variety of Tomato Plants
We offer a fantastic selection of tomato varieties to suit every space and growing style, some of our favourites are:
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- Gardeners Delight – A reliable cherry tomato bursting with flavour. Great in greenhouses or outdoors.
- Tumbling Tom Yellow – Ideal for hanging baskets, this compact, trailing variety produces sweet yellow fruits – perfect for patios and balconies.
- Goldwin – A tidy, bush tomato that’s ideal for pots and containers. Early to fruit and full of flavour.
- Shirley – A popular beef tomato variety producing large, meaty fruits – best grown under cover for high yields.
🌱 How to Grow Tomatoes: Quick Tips
Growing tomatoes is easy and rewarding with just a few simple steps:
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- Choose a sunny spot – Tomatoes love warmth and light. Pick a sheltered location that gets at least 6–8 hours of sun a day.
- Plant in rich compost – Use deep containers or growbags filled with quality compost like Rocket Gro Fruit & Veg or Tomorite Deep Planters for strong root development.
- Support your plants – Use canes, cages, or growing frames like the GroZone Tomato Gro Box to help upright varieties stay stable.
- Water regularly – Keep the soil moist but not soggy. Consistent watering helps prevent problems like splitting and blossom end rot.
- Feed weekly – Start feeding with a liquid tomato food such as Tomorite or Westland Big Tom once flowers appear to encourage more fruit.
- Pinch out side shoots – For cordon varieties like Shirley and Gardeners Delight, remove the small shoots that grow between the main stem and leaf branches to concentrate energy on fruiting.
With the right care, your tomato plants will reward you with a summer full of sweet, fresh fruit!
🛠️ Everything You Need to Grow Strong, Healthy Plants
Help your plants thrive with our selection of composts and growing supports:
Tomorite Deep Planter Growbags – Deep, nutrient-rich bags designed for tomatoes and ideal for patios and greenhouses.
Rocket Gro Fruit & Veg Compost – Peat-free, eco-conscious compost specially formulated for edible crops.
Smart Garden GroZone Tomato Gro Box – A compact and protective growhouse with built-in support for strong, upright growth.
Vigoroot Potato/Tomato Planter – Breathable fabric planters that encourage healthier root systems and better harvests.
🌼 Feed for Flavour and Fruitfulness
Keep your plants productive and full of flavour with our premium plant feeds:
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- Tomorite Concentrated Plant Food – Packed with nutrients and seaweed extract to support heavy cropping and great taste.
- Tomorite Ready to Use Feed – No mixing needed – quick and easy feeding, ideal for containers and small gardens.
- Westland Big Tom Tomato Feed – Boosts fruit size and flavour with added calcium and magnesium for healthy, lush growth.
🌞 Ready to Start Growing?
Celebrate British Tomato Fortnight with us by planting your own delicious tomatoes. Visit us in-store to explore our full range of plants, composts, feeds, and growing kits.
Let’s make this your tastiest tomato season yet – homegrown, home-loved, and bursting with British flavour!
