If you'd like to try your hand at growing a vegetable, tomatoes are certainly an easy option. Choose a sunny spot, plant them in composted soil with a little 2:3:2. and you'll be amazed at how quickly you'll be harvesting delicious fruits.

Plant the tomato seedlings in rows 30-40 cm apart. This will ensure that they get enough water but are not drowned ? tomatoes don't like having too much moisture around their roots.

Once they start growing, use a trellis to train them up. Tomatoes can be a bit overwhelming for a garden bed, so if you haven't got a vegetable garden, you can plant them in pots and train them up a trellis or pyramid. Some varieties, like the small cherry tomatoes, are more suited to pots.

Once the fruit starts to form, a regular feeding programme is recommended.

To control insects which are likely to attack your tomatoes, spray regularly with an organic insecticide. This is especially important when you start to harvest them.

Children also enjoy growing tomatoes. So why not buy a window box for them to enjoy watching them grow and fruit. Hopefully they'll also love eating them!