Mr Fothergill’s Shirley Tomato F1 Seeds

Awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit, Mr. Fothergill’s Shirley F1 Tomato Seeds are an excellent show bench performer with heavy crops of tasty, high quality 85g fruits.

Fruit vegetables including tomatoes, courgettes, cucumbers and sweet corn are key elements of a healthy, well balanced diet. Investing in some seeds, soil and a few containers is an easy way to grow your own kitchen garden. Whether you have a small patio or a vast growing space, you can enjoy fresh produce readily available for salads, garnishes and healthy snacks.

An indeterminate variety, these plants will require support, can be grown in greenhouses and can resist many greenhouse problems including cold spells.

These tomatoes are an excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants.

Details

• Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit
• Pack Contents: Approximately 10 seeds
• When to sow: January to March
• Where to sow: A warm kitchen windowsill is all you need while sowing in a greenhouse is ideal
• How to sow: Sow 0.5cm deep, thinly in a pot of compost. Water well and place in a warm position
• Care: Transplant to individual pots when 10-15cm tall. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Plant out to large pots, growing bags or greenhouse border. Provide support, pinch out side shoots regularly and pinch out growing tip after six trusses have set.
• When to harvest: June to October