Episode: Nine
Air Date: 25th of October 2008
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Story Title: Tomato Project

One of the guys’ all time favourite fruits are tomatoes. Not only do they taste nice, but they’re good for you too, and now is the time to start planting seedlings to start growing these delicious fruits in your very own garden. Trevor showcases a few different types of tomatoes, and shows you some tricks for getting your plants off to the best possible start.

Featured Tomato Plants

• Ox Heart – big fruit up to 500g
• Roma – great in sauces, pasta or salads
• Small fire – cherry tomato, can be grown in window boxes and pots, as well as garden beds.

Featured Product

Dynamic Lifter Advanced for Tomatoes

• A new formulation of Australia’s favourite organic-based plant food.
• Dynamic Lifter Advanced for tomatoes combines rich, composted chicken manure with all those extra nutrients for abundant juicy tomatoes.
• Ideal for all tomato plants including potted plants.
• Added mineral nutrients to boost nutrient levels.
• Ideal balanced formula for promoting growth and fruiting.
• Increases resistance to disease
• Enriches soil while feeding your tomato plants
• Chicken manure component encourages soil microbial activity and doesn’t depress pH.
• Pellets are dried before packing. This means that they release nutrients over a longer period.
• User-friendly packaging. Re-usable pails in easy-to-carry 1.5 kg size and economical 7 kg pack.
• Enclosed measuring scoop allows accurate distribution of fertiliser.

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Phone: 1800 224 428
Website: http://www.yates.com.au/