This Colourful Tomato Collection is sure to add a burst of flavour and a rainbow of colours to your summer garden! From bite-size bursts of flavour to large, deeply ridged beef tomatoes, we’ve selected our five favourite “top of the crops” in the tomato world for this pack. Expect a dazzling array of colours, patterns and fruits of all shapes and sizes. Your Tomato – Colourful Collection will be happiest in the warmth of a greenhouse or polytunnel. However, they can often give good crops grown outdoors in a sunny, sheltered spot. These tomatoes need to be grown with support, pinching out the side-shoots as they appear. Removing the growing tip once the trusses have set will ensure the fruits ripen well.
The Tomato Collection could include, but is not limited to, varieties such as ‘Black Cherry’, ‘Marglobe’, ‘Costoluto Fiorentino’, ‘Golden Sunrise’ and ‘Tigerella’.
Diverse Variety: Our tomato plug plants cater to every gardener, offering a wide range of sizes and flavours to suit your culinary needs.
Organically Grown: While not certified organic, these plants are nurtured using eco-friendly methods, showing our commitment to a sustainable planet.
Italian beefsteak heirloom: Experience the timeless allure of Italian cuisine with our Italian beefsteak heirloom tomato plug plants. These classic heirlooms bear rich, meaty fruits that are perfect for crafting decadent sauces and adding a touch of Italy to your garden. Each bite is a journey through generations of flavour, and with these plug plants, you’ll bring the taste of the Mediterranean right to your doorstep.
Rare yellow tomato varieties: Stand out in your garden with the elegance of our rare yellow tomato plug plants. Yellow tomatoes are a unique and delightful twist on the traditional red, and they’re prized for their sweet, mild flavour. These rare gems are a conversation starter, whether you’re making eye-catching salads or just savouring their exquisite taste. Don’t miss the opportunity to cultivate these uncommon beauties in your garden.
Transform your garden with our tomato plug plants – the ideal choice for flavour, eco-consciousness, and blight resilience. Order now and savour the taste of homegrown tomatoes!
Planning your site
Lettuces and crops grown for their individual leaves need plenty of sunshine and moisture-retentive soil. They will grow well almost anywhere that you can provide these conditions – Raised beds or pots, beds or windowsill containers!
Growing tips
Try to give plants about 15cm between them although looseleaf and Oriental salad crops can be planted more closely together. Keep plants well watered, watering the soil not the leaves, particularly during dry spells and try to keep the weeds down avoid competition.Cover oriental salads and leafy plants with cloches for protection before the frosts if overwintering.
What to watch out for
The biggest issue facing lettuces and plants grown for their individual leaves is erratic watering. Be sure to try to keep to a regular watering plan, early in the morning before the sun gets hot if possible, with evening watering the next best choice. Many leafy crops are prone to bolting if they experience water stress. If your soil and plants are wet in the evening it may encourage slug and snails at night! If your lettuce plant wilts suddenly it could be a sign of pests in the roots and you will need to dig up the plant and dispose of it to avoid infection through your crop. Many of the hardier winter salad crops, especially the Oriental varieties are of the Brassica family so it is worth orienteering yourself with ‘what to watch out for’ in the Brassica plants section.
What to do when your plants arrive
- Unpack them. Your seedlings will arrive carefully packed in bio-degradable straw, cardboard and paper. They may look a little bit bedraggled from their journey. Don’t panic – this is totally normal and they should soon perk up. Please try and unpack your plants as soon as they arrive, as every extra hour they spend in the box will add to the stress of travelling to their new home.
- Give them a drink. Having spent a day or two in the post, your new plants will be thirsty! Stand them up in some fresh water for a few minutes to make sure their roots have been thoroughly soaked before planting.
- Plant them out into their forever home! Your plants can’t wait to get their roots into the soil. Plant them out according to the instructions that will have come in the box with them. Make sure you water them in well, and give them plenty to drink until their roots have had a chance to get settled.
Substitutions
As you well know, plants are unpredictable creatures and so is the British weather. As such, we reserve the right to substitute items in your order for an equivalent variety. To find out more about substitutions, please take a look at our terms and conditions.
Delivery
We charge a flat shipping fee of £6.99 per shipping season. If you order everything from one season ie Spring you will be charged once, if you order Spring and Summer you will be charged twice etc. We do not ship outside of the UK.
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