In recent years, I’ve come to develop a love for producing my own food at home. Everything from looking after chickens for free-range eggs to building planter boxes to grow organic fruits, herbs, and vegetables. And I can tell you now, it hasn’t been easy, but it’s very, very satisfying.
But here’s something that I’ve learned so far: It doesn’t matter if I have a world-class tomato seed, if the environmental conditions aren’t right, the seed won’t grow to its full potential. Let me explain.
The Seed and its Environment
Just imagine that you had a seed from a world-class tomato and planted it in dry, rocky, barren soil. The tomato seed may sprout, but there’s a high chance it won’t grow well or produce anything at all. The same would go if we were to plant that seed in a sandy environment; maybe it would grow a little better. If we were to plant it in standard backyard soils, it would grow much better and produce some fruit. However,