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IN SURVEYS and studies, tomatoes generally come first on the list of the most popular vegetables for home-growing in the UK, even ahead of potatoes. In a way that’s quite surprising.
Of course, toms needn’t take up much room, and you don’t need an actual garden or allotment in which to grow them, but they aren’t the easiest crop, being prey to numerous diseases and other problems. Besides which, tomato seeds tend to be relatively expensive.
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