How do I grow tomatoes successfully in Spain (South East)?
TOMATOES. (Lycopersicum esculentum).– There is no more popular crop for the garden than the tomato. To be certain of success, tomatoes must be grown under glass, but in favourable seasons and in sheltered gardens reasonably good crops of fruits can be obtained from outdoor plants, and should the fruits not ripen in the open they can either be used green for pickling or brought indoors and ripened in a warm room. Cultivation of the tomato is comparatively simple, yet there is no crop which presents more difficulty to the novice. In the first place it is impossible to grow tomatoes season after season in any garden or greenhouse without sterilizing the soil used. The tomato disease is almost certain to put in an appearance sooner or later with fatal results. The soil for cultivation of tomatoes under glass can be easily sterilized by the use of Cheshunt Compound, or formalin, as a soil drench before the seeds are sown. A pint of commercial formalin to thirty gallons of water may be used
