This tomato has been  propagated  to be tabletop size and is laden with heavy fruit,  so the tomatoes can be plucked off for eating.  It keeps on producing so can sit on the table for general grazing!

Sweet-N-Neat grows in traditional Christmas colours with its red fruit and dark green foliage.  Lets hope this table top vegetable will be on general release for next year!

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Lycopene:

• gives tomatoes their red colour
• reduces the risk of prostrate cancer

Moruno tomatoes were developed in Spain, but are now on sale in Tesco!  Moruno tomatoes are being dubbed superfoods because of their high cancer-fighting lycopene content.

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This tomato patio planter will hold quite a collection of tomatoes, providing delicious salads as well as a charming feature on the patio.

Teamed up with tomato seeds and tomato fertiliser, the tomato patio planter  makes a great gift for the gardener or a welcome Christmas present.

Click this link to buy the tomato patio planter, with seeds and fertiliser for £28.99.

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green-tomatoes

Ingredients for 5 or 6  500kg jars

• 1.5kg green tomatoes
• 1 kg cooking apple
• 450g shallots
• 450g sultanas
• 450g demerara sugar
• juice of 2 lemons
• 50g root ginger
• 50g salt
• 25g mustard seeds
• 1.75litres wine vinegar
• 2 red chillies

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Method

• cut up the tomatoes
• peel, core and chop the apples
• peel and slice the shallots
• crush the ginger with a rolling pin
• halve the chillies
• place the ginger & chillies in a muslin bag, tie it securely & place in the preserving pan, & add all the other ingredients
• put the pan on a gentle heat & stir until the sugar has dissolved
• then simmer for about two hours without the lid on the pan
• when there is no more runny liquid, and the chutney is creamy and thick, remove the muslin bag
• pour into warm, sterilised jars, cover, seal and label
• keep for 2 months to allow the flavour to develop

This recipe for green tomato chutney will make a good Christmas gift.

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Shirley-tomatoes

Shirley tomatoes are:

• specially suited to unheated greenhouses
• early maturing
• cordon type
• heavy yielders
• bright red fruit
• renowned for producing an exceptionally heavy bottom truss
• Virus resistant

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Bush types require no shoot removal, but cordon types do.

The side shoots are little shoots that grow between the stem of the plant and the main leaves. These shoots should be pinched out, or cut out.

tomato-shoot

Don’t confuse these with the shoots that don’t have leaves, as these are the shoots that produce flowers & fruit.

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The bunch of yellow tomato flowers is called a truss. They will wither and drop off, leaving a little green tomatoes behind, and the truss is said to be set.

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Stop cordon plants growing by pinching the top out, when two leaves are produced past the fourth (outside) or sixth (indoor) truss.

Removing side shoots cordon tomato plants is necessary to keep them under control .

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Lycopene is a natural compound found in tomatoes that is a powerful antioxidant.   Lycopene prevents cholesterol and the build-up of fatty (atherosclerotic) deposits in arteries.

The new food supplement, the active ingredient of which is Lycopene, (a compound found in some red-skinned fruit including tomatoes) helps  to prevent heart disease and stroke.

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• Canes or strings can be used.

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• tie tomato stem each 30 cm

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If canes are used as support, the main stem should be tied loosely to the cane as it grows. So there will be a string holding the stem to the cane every 30cm or so. Soft string should be used, so that it does not
cut into the stem

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The bunch of yellow tomato flowers is called a truss.

2-trusses-on-tomato

They will wither and drop off, leaving a little green tomatoes behind, and the truss is said to be set.

tomato-truss

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The variety ‘Alicante’ is a cordon type which is best in the greenhouse, but can be grown outside in a sheltered spot.

We are using some growpots which fit into growbags for planting tomatoes.

The advantage is that the tomato food is targeted on the roots in the inside pot. The outer pot is used for water, and it makes watering much quicker. Water can be left in the outer reservoir to trickle into the growbag when required.

Three growpots fit into one growbag. The tomatoes are planted so that the compost is the same level as the outer chamber. This leaves room for a pint of water to be added to the top of the pot.

The advantages of the growpot are:

    *      watering will be easier

    *      the tomato will be well watered

    *      tomato food will be used more efficiently

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