Tomatoes

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Going to try tomato plants this year, when should they be planted outside please? Any tips on successful fruits?

tomato plants can't tolerate frost.
under 15 degrees they grow very slowly.
I start hardening off (leaving them outside for an increasing length of time) the baby plants once it's above 5 degrees at night. then plant out fully towards mid may or so.

they need sun.
they can get very tall and need staking.
once they flower they need a feed (which is helpfully called tomato feed in shops)

Most tomato varieties are the cordon/intermediate type. This means that you need to pinch out any side shoots that grow from the main stem until the plant has reached the height you want - then you pinch out the top. This will stop the plant from putting all its energy into making more plant, and concentrate on growing lovely tomatoes instead!

Great advice, thanks very much