Growing tomatoes from seed will not only save you lots of money, but will also give you a great feeling of self satisfaction when the little individual plants start to pop up out of the compost. This video is a little on the long side but does give you all the information you need to start tomato plants from seed all illustrated in easy to follow steps.
*Top Tip* – the best temperature to germinate tomato seeds is 16C (60F) and the ideal temperature for plants is 18C (65F) and 21C (70F).
I think everyone knows that one of the most important ingredients any garden needs, whether you are growing tomatoes or any other vegetable for that matter, is a good supply of well rotted compost. Purchasing compost from a garden centre or store can become a little expensive and for most people really isn’t necessary.
Recycling garden and kitchen waste is a great way of providing compost in ample supply and making a compost drum to enable you to do this couldn’t be simpler. The video below describes exactly how you can go about making a compost drum for the garden using a plastic trash can as the base.
