Gardening expert says you can grow 'loads' of tomatoes with simple trick

An expert gardener has shared how he ditches supermaket tomatoes to grow his own at home. Tomatoes are a staple of many dishes, especially pasta and even some curries . Despite this, not many people know exactly how to grow them in their own homes, even though it is rather easy and straight-forward, only involving a few steps.

Gardening expert and author of Grow Your Own Groceries, Simon Akeroyd, has shared the simple way he actually uses store-bought tomatoes to grow even more, eventually leaving him with an abundance of tomatoes after one small supermarket purchase. Tomatoes are full of seeds, he explains, which he uses to begin growing his own. In a viral post on TikTok , he shared how this time of the year is the best for sewing tomato seeds, urging gardeners to do so for the best results.



To begin, he simply cuts a tomato into slices and grabs a plastic supermarket fruit container with holes in the bottom. Then, he places two slices over a layer of compost. Cover that with more compost and place it on a sunny windowsill.

In "just a few day", you should have "loads of baby tomato plants", Akeroyd says. There are a few things that people should keep an eye out for when these plants begin to grow . The gardener advises to "prick out the seedlings when they produce true leaves" and when doing so, hold them by the leaf and not the stem when you are transferring them to larger, individual pots.

If you sew these seeds now, you will have fresh and plump tomatoes by the summertime, ideal for using in salads and other seasonal dishes enjoyed during the sunnier months of the year. Akeroyd's new book was released earlier this month and includes an array of similar hacks to help people grow their own groceries at home, using what they initiually bought in the supermarket. People shared their thoughts on the author's supermarket tomato hack in the comments section of his video.

One person joked: "All well and good but we need some sunshine first." Another said: "There is nothing better than fresh from the garden tomatoes.".