How to grow tomatoes vertically — the trick to getting a bumper crop of homegrown tomatoes in a tiny garden

Tomato plants inside black wooden-framed lean-to greenhouse in garden.

If you thought you couldn't grow your own in a small garden or balcony, then think again. Learning how to grow tomatoes vertically is one of the best ways to treat yourself to a bounty of homegrown tomatoes with a small footprint.

Learning how to grow tomatoes has a reputation for being tricky as they require feeding and sometimes assistance ripening. However, once you get used to the whims of tomatoes they can be incredibly satisfying to grow and growing them upwards can actually boost the number of tomatoes you get per plant, too.