Our potatoes have been chitted & planted out, the first of our veg seedlings have sprouted, it’s time to start thinking about getting some tomatoes started.
Our garden (and allotment for that matter) is really shady, a definite no-no for sun-worshipping toms. The sun only hits our back garden from around 1pm, and only at a height of 4 foot and above. We have a tall, south-facing fence so we’ve decided to try growing tumbling tomatoes along it. We have a couple of hanging baskets and just bought some hanging grow bags.
Mark Ridsdill Smith aka the Vertical Veg Man recommends ‘Cherry Cascade’ for hanging baskets. In a Telegraph gardening trial ‘Hundreds and Thousands’ came out tops. After some research, we’ve come up with this short-list of tumbling tomato contenders.
- Tomato ‘Tumbling Tom Yellow’ (10 seeds): £2.25, Marshalls
- Tomato ‘Gartenperle’ (25 seeds): £1.49, Crocus
- Tomato ‘Cherry Falls’ (15 seeds): £3.19, Mr Fothergill’s
- Tomato ‘Romello’ F1 hybrid (6 seeds): £3.99, Thompson & Morgan
- Tomato ‘Hundreds and Thousands’ (8 seeds): £3.99, Suttons