Beat the science - grow your own tomatoes!
Donât wait for science to put the taste back into mass-produced supermarket tomatoes - grow your own at home!
Journalists are reporting a scientific breakthrough by a professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida. Dr Klee says heâs found the answer to tasteless supermarket tomatoes and having sequenced the genome of nearly 400 varieties and identified 26 genes which are involved in the production of the unique tomato flavour, heâs planning to breed a better-tasting tomato.
The research work has apparently taken years, but they could have just asked Paul Hansord, Thompson & Morganâs commercial director, whose answer to bland-tasting shop-bought tomatoes is simple: grow your own!
Of course itâs clear that Dr Kleeâs research is aimed at the bulk tomato growers who are paid by the pound (or kilo in Europe) to mass produce tomatoes for sale in supermarkets, but Thompson & Morgan maintains that those in the know have been growing delicious tomatoes with that traditional tomato taste for years.
"Itâs just so easy to grow your own tomatoes at home. All you need is a grow-bag, a sunny spot and a watering can", says Paul Hansord. He also suggests adding a bit of tomato fertiliser and reading Thompson & Morganâs top tips on growing tomatoes which help guide gardeners through the tomato growing process.
"There really is no fresher, more aromatic and naturally delicious taste than a home-grown tomato, picked from your own plant and still warm from the sun".
Top-Tasting Tomatoes
For really fabulous tasting tomatoes, Paul recommends growing Tomato âSungoldâ F1 Hybrid and Tomato âSweet Aperitifâ. Both are available from www.thompson-morgan.com
Tomato âSungoldâ F1 Hybrid £3.69 for 8 seeds
Tomato âSweet Aperitifâ currently 79p for 10 seeds - save £2.50
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