Tomato Gardeners Delight
Tomato Gardeners Delight is a traditional variety but still as popular as ever. The numerous small fruits have a fine tangy flavour. We offer the originators strain. Red cherry type fruit, 14-18 grams each.
Plot Type:Greenhouse or outdoor plot
Class:Salad vegetable
Where To Sow: Space seeds 2cm apart in trays or two to a cell in module under glass at 18C. Cover thinly with compost, and then cover with glass to retain humidity.
What To Do Next: Remove glass as soon as seedlings appear. Prick off tray seedlings, as soon as true leaves have formed, into 9cm pots. Thin module seedling to one per cell. Harden off plants for outdoor planting. When first truss of flowers appear, transplant to growing site. Stake for support. Remove side shoots as they appear.
Handy Tip: If you have green tomatoes at end of the season they can be ripened more quickly by laying in a drawer along with 2 apples.
Nutritional Value: High in Vitamin C and lycopene.
Companion Plants: Basil, Onion Family, Nasturtium, Marigold, Asparagus, Carrot, Parsley, Cucumber, Mint. Avoid Potato, Fennel, Cabbage Family
Tomatoes are sub-tropical plants introduced from S. America in the 16th century. They favour a full sun position, and do well in raised beds.
We recommend to start tomatoes off indoors or under glass and then 2 weeks after the last frost, move them outside. Aim for a 7 week period between sowing and moving outside, meaning that you should be sowing them indoors 5 weeks prior to last expected frost.
Perepare the tomato bed with plenty of organic material in the months prior to planting out the seedlings. In the week before transplanting dig the bed over thoroughly.
Prior to transplanting drive a strong stake into the ground about 5cm from where the plant will be. The stake needs to be at least 25cm into the ground to avoid risk of the plant toppling over under the weight of fruit, later in the season.
When transplanting, dig a hole 40cm deep (or same depth as pot) and water well if soil is dry. Take care to keep the root-ball intact as far as possible when removing the plant from the pot, place in hole and fill edges with soil. A thin layer of new soil can cover the old surface layer of the soil from the pot.
Tie loosely to the stake.
The soil for a tomato bed should be a mixture of potting compost and top soil.
Ongoing care involves feeding weekly with a liquid based tomato fertiliser, watering often, weeding and adjusting ties to the stake.
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