Bloom Magazine UK

OPERATION TIP-TOP TOMATO

I grow tomatoes because I like to eat them… a lot. Toast rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, stacked high with fresh, juicy tomatoes, sprinkled with salt. Heaven. No other tomato tastes quite as good as the one you’ve grown yourself.

They are satisfying to grow, climbing fast and eagerly developing side shoots, trusses and delicate yellow flowers from which the beautiful fruit will grow. They demand your time and attention, but the rewards can be pleasingly plentiful.

In the height of the

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