Tomato time: Tomatoes taste best straight from the garden and are simple to grow from seed

摘要

Growing tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) from seed isn't at all difficult - the seeds germinate readily, even in the most unlikely places. A visit to a sewage treatment plant will demonstrate how the tiny seeds are able to survive not only the journey through the human digestive system, but also the sewage treatment process! All they require is a rich soil and a little moisture to get them started, If you are sowing into a tray or pot, thinly scatter the seeds on a layer of compost and then cover with a srnall amount of compost that should be kept moist but not overly wet.