Unwrapping the joy of heirloom tomatoes - Dromana - 18 Oct 2026

There is something magical about growing heirloom tomatoes - their happy pops of colour, delicious flavours and interesting shapes. The Diggers Club is very pleased to have Penny Woodward, author of the seminal work Tomato - know, grow, sow, feast return to present this special Masterclass. Join Penny to learn how to select, propagate and grow heirloom tomatoes just in time for Spring.

What you will learn:

• Know your heirloom tomatoes, when to sow and how to grow them from seed and then as seedlings.

• How many heirloom tomatoes are available.

• What makes an heirloom tomato red, pink, yellow, orange, green, purple, brown and even blue and black.

• What determines a tomato's flavour?

• What makes a tomato blush, have strips and swirls.

• What types of tomato plants to select. Indeterminate, determinate, bush or dwarf.

• The best way to prepare your soil.

• Planting. Changing climate, changing planting times.

• To prune or not?

• The best tomatoes for pots.

• Tomato fertilising, support, protection and disease.

• Harvesting your tomato seed.

• Drying and storing your seed.

    This Masterclass is designed to ensure you have the knowledge and skill to grow delicious heirloom tomatoes this summer.