My Story

When I was a kid, I was watching my mum and grandma growing tomatoes in our garden. Back then I usually got the most boring jobs – watering, weeding and hunting for potato beetles. Other jobs like pinching and staking were for experienced hands only, so I watched and learned. I remember I actually didn’t like the taste of tomatoes when I was very young, but sliced tomatoes on bread with butter soon became my favorite! 

I watched my mum grow tomatoes from seeds during the winter months and plant them out in the ground later in spring.  Another memory of my mum’s tomato growing is that whenever she found an especially tasty tomato, she would save the seeds to grow seedlings from them. All were grown organically, using a natural fertilizer (donated graciously by the local cows), with no pesticides or any other chemicals. 

So I know too well how naturally grown, sun-ripened tomatoes taste and smell… But I’ve never been able to find anything close to that in the local shops, even the organic ones. So although I don’t have a kitchen garden now living in a city, I keep growing my own tomatoes in pots on the patio. I also find planting tomatoes a very relaxing and rewarding experience, from start to the plate!