Episode: Six
Date: August 4th October 2008
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Story Title: Tomato Heaven

Eating fresh from the garden is one of the healthiest ways to go. And the taste is so much more rewarding when you grow your own! Experience the juicy flavor of tomatoes from your own garden whilst benefiting from all the rich antioxidants for a balanced healthy diet.

The only way to grow tomatoes is by the seed and the best time to plant them is in spring. There is a wide selection of tomato varieties but the most ideal hanging basket plant for potting is the Tiny Tim which is available from reputable suppliers such as Yates.

Step 1
Start with a stylish self watering hanging basket and some top quality potting mix. A good potting mix will have an essential supply of nutrients to get good growth of flower and fruit results.

Step2
Sowing the seed is very simple. Fill pot to the top, water the soil and scatter the seeds. You should only need 3 to 5 seeds per basket for cascading results. So once germinated pick out the ones you don’t want.

Step 3
For best possible results fertilize your plants and feed them with a handful of the unique dynamic lifter designed specifically for tomatoes to encourage strength growth initially and the masses of flowers and ultimately fruit.

Featured products
Tuscan Self Watering Hanging Basket:

• Strong and good looking pots
• available in two sizes and three colours.
• Designed specifically to hold water well and
• Provide versatile water application.

Yates Professional Potting Mix:

• A top of the range, professional potting mix,
• Ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, veggies and herbs.
• Contains controlled release fertilizer to feed for up twelve months
• Waterwise Wetting Agent improves water penetration to the roots

Yates Dynamic Lifter Advance for Tomatoes

• An organic-based plant food with extra nutrients for amazing juicy tomatoes.
• Ideal for all tomato plants including potted plants.
• Added mineral nutrients to boost nutrient levels.
• Increases resistance to disease

Featured plants

Yates Tiny Tim: an attractive basket plant that produces tasting fruits ideal for salads.

Contact

Yates Australia
1 Gow Street,
Padstow, 2211
NSW Australia
Phone: 1800 224 428
Website: http://www.yates.com.au/