Mr Fothergill's TOMATO Garden Pearl

Big crops of very tasty, sweet cherry tomatoes with pink red fruit. Its bush habit makes it ideal for pots, tubs, window boxes or borders. Appetising in salads, with dips and all other summer dishes. 

Technically a fruit, but also Britain’s favourite summer vegetable! No surprise because nothing you buy beats the flavour of home-grown tomatoes.

Sow indoors March-April. A warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow thinly, 0.5cm (¼") deep, in a pot of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20°C (60-68°F) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 7-14 days. Transplant to individual pots when 10-15cm (4-6") tall. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out into warm, well-drained soil, May-June 60cm (2') apart, when frosts are over. Harvest: August-October.

These toms can be grown in a polytunnel, but are happiest outside. A tall pot is perfect as they can tumble over the edge.