Taste is everything

To achieve a nutritionally dense and flavourful tomato, rather than just a juicy red looking one, and to ward off pests and diseases in the process, the tomato plant needs access to a wide range of minerals. It gets these from the soil.

It is easy to lose sight of the critical function of our domestic land, our front and back gardens, our hedges and borders, as in isolation they seem insignificant. Collectively however, they make up a very significant parcel of land and for our wildlife, above and below ground, they provide critical safe havens and corridors for life to continue in the face of ever increasing development.