Thompson & Morgan Tomato Ailsa Craig 50 Seeds Packet

Promise a rewarding growing journey with Thompson & Morgan Tomato Ailsa Craig 50 Seeds Packet. You'll enjoy medium-sized tomatoes with a rich colour from July to October, with each packet containing enough seeds to fill your patio, kitchen garden or greenhouse with high-yielding plants. Growing instructions are included, so you'll find it easy to nurture your plants and savour the taste of homegrown tomatoes. For greenhouse cultivation: sow from February to March. For outdoor cultivation: sow from March to April. How to grow: Sow seeds on the surface of a good, free-draining, damp, seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place seed trays in a propagator at a constant temperature of around 15-20C (59-68F) until after germination, which takes seven to 14 days. Water tomato plants frequently, to keep the compost evenly moist. Feed tomatoes regularly with a high potash plant food once the first truss of fruit has formed. Tie the main stems to their supports and remove any sideshoots that develop between the main stem and the leaf stems. Once the plant has produced six or seven trusses, pinch out the top of the main stem. This process of "sideshooting" and "stopping" will increase the availability of light and air movement around the developing fruit, and focus the plants energy on producing a good crop of high quality tomatoes. Tomatoes can be harvested as they ripen from July to September.