Grow your own tomatoes

Tomatoes are a great veggie for kids to grow, as they don’t require much space and can be grown out in a garden or balcony, as long as there’s plenty of sunlight.

They’ll take a couple of months to grow, but once they’re ready, they produce plenty to pick for snacks, salads and sauces!

What you need:

• A large pot or two
• Bamboo canes
• String
• Compost from your local garden centre
• A tomato plant seedling (or seeds)

What to do:

• Put the compost in your pot
• Dig a really deep hole in the pot using a stick or trowel
• Pop your tomato plant seedling in the hole and fill with more compost. (If you want to grow from seed you’d need to sow March / April.)
• Stick a bamboo cane in the soil next to the plant so it has a support as it grows – when it gets taller you can tie it gently to the cane with string
• Water it well and often, tomatoes love moisture and sunlight
• After about eight weeks you’ll be able to pick your juicy tomatoes, and enjoy!