Tomato care guide

Solanum lycopersicum

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Water

🌿

Feed

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100-200cm

Height

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H1C

Hardy

About Tomato

The UK's most popular homegrown vegetable. Tomatoes thrive in warm, sheltered spots or a greenhouse. Regular feeding and watering is key to a heavy crop.

Outdoor garden plant. Vegetable. Typically flowers around Jun, Jul, Aug.

How to care for Tomato

💧 Watering

Water consistently — irregular watering causes blossom end rot and splitting.

🌿 Feeding

Once flowers appear, feed weekly with high-potash tomato fertiliser.

☀️ Light

Full sun

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