Under strong pressure from cheap foreign imports, Britain's tomato producers are turning to unusual methods to boost yields. In 1999 some introduced rock music into the growing tunnels. The vibrations, it is claimed, increased some yields by 5%.

In 2000 it was feng shui. Large companies in both the Far East and Britain had already used the Chinese art successfully. The principal action is to place hives of bumble bees in the most harmonious place relative to the tomato crops.

In ancient Chinese philosophy the bee is a symbol of industry. Bumble bees are particularly helpful to the farmer as they are to pollinate up to 100 times more plants than honey bees.