Tomatoes are usually a wonderfully easy plant to grow and see thrive, but not always. If you're having problems, one of these ...

(The video demos an overripe smoky homemade ketchup – so if your homegrown tomatoes never ripen or overripen, you can still have a harvest.) Heat the oil in a large frying pan on a medium heat.

You need a fine spray of water, not a strong jet ... You can use dry leaves, grass clippings, wood chips, hay, straw, garden trimmings, homemade compost, bark, landscape fabric, pebbles, crushed stone ...