Category: Fruits

Prepare the soil of your tomato bed by adding compost or a slow-release fertilizer. Once you plant your roma tomato plants, water them at least once a week. Once your roma tomato plants are 6-12 inches (15 to 30.5 cm.) high, start staking the roma tomatoes up off the ground. How do you support Roma […]

Beefsteak Tomato Plant Care Fertilize every three weeks with 1 pound (0.5 kg.) per 100 square feet (9 sq. m.). The optimum ratio for tomatoes is 8-32-16 or 6-24-24. What nutrients do beefsteak tomatoes need? Classic Home-grown Taste Chock full of nutrients, beefsteak tomatoes are not only yummy, but they’re good for you. In fact, […]

ANSWER: Get a single paper towel damp but not soaking wet, then sprinkle your tomato seeds onto the towel, but don’t let the seeds touch one another. Roll the paper towel into a loose cylinder with the seeds on the inside, and place the towel into a plastic zipper bag, then zip it closed. What […]

Large, thickly fleshed beefsteaks are the biggest type of tomatoes, weighing 1 pound or more. Growing quickly to at least 6 feet tall, the late-maturing tomato plant will produce a bountiful harvest in about 85 days. It needs a sturdy cage, trellis, or stake to support its fruit. Do beefsteak tomatoes climb? “Beefsteak” tomatoes (Solanum […]

1/4 inch. Quick Reference Growing Guide Plant Type: Annual vegetable Water Needs: Exposure: Full sun Soil pH: Time to Maturity: 70-80 days Soil Drainage: Spacing: 2 feet Family: Planting Depth: Seeds: 1/4 inch Genus: How deep do roma tomato roots grow? Taproots are famous for going straight down provided there are no obstacles in the […]

Turn it over and check to make sure that they’re are no “finger squeeze” bruises or signs of rotting, or mushy spots. How long are heirloom tomatoes good for? 1-2 daysAs I mentioned, heirlooms spoil very quickly. It’s best to enjoy them within 1-2 days of buying them. If you need to keep them for […]

Because Hepworth Farms’ tomatoes are grown so close to New York City, they can be vine-ripened for maximum sweetness before arriving here. The heirloom season generally runs from late summer into the fall, with local heirlooms first appearing around late July or early August. How do you know when heirloom tomatoes are ripe? Gently feel […]

Tomato. I know, I just said the tomato isn’t poisonous. The fruit isn’t, but the leaves, roots, and stem (and, in limited doses, even some unripe fruit) are rich in tomatine, an alkaloid that’s mildly toxic to humans. Do tomatoes have poison in them? While it’s true that tomatoes are members of the nightshade family, […]

All three universities showed the same results: many heirloom tomatoes were in fact less acidic than modern varieties. The University of Wisconsin Extension tested the pH of 55 heirloom tomato cultivars. Which type of tomato has the least acid? Tomatoes With Low Acidity The Golden Boy or Lemon Boy (Lycopersicon lycopersicum) and Golden Jubilee (Solanum […]

Fry them up and serve with a dip or turn them into a BLT. Delicious. You can also add them to Tex-Mex rice for a zesty flavor. Green tomatoes also make excellent ketchup, salsa, relish, and pickles. What do you do with green tomatoes in autumn? If you still have green tomatoes well into the […]

Tomatoes are a warm-season crop that dies back when cold temperatures threaten. This usually means no home-grown tomatoes in winter, unless you have a greenhouse. You can, however, grow tomatoes indoors, but they are usually smaller and produce less prolifically than their summer cousins. What season crop is tomato? warm season cropTomato is a warm […]

Sow Seeds in January/ February Indoors Often, the advice is to sow tomatoes indoors eight to ten weeks before your last frost date where you live. The problem often cited with sowing too early is that the seedlings may struggle to get enough light. Can you grow tomatoes in the winter time? Tomatoes are a […]

What Happens If You Microwave Tomatoes? The short answer is that they get cooked! Tomatoes have so much water that microwaves them will kind of boil them from the inside out. This is great for cooking them quickly! Is it OK to microwave tomatoes? Use 2 large ripe and firm tomatoes to cook tomatoes in […]

The British tomato season runs from June to October. In winter, you could use more canned tomatoes to save on food miles (the environmental cost of food transportation). Tomatoes are easy to grow at home, especially the smaller tumbling varieties. What months are tomatoes in season? Tomatoes are part of the nightshade family, which also […]

When temps consistently hit the 95-degree range, tomatoes tend to stop producing red pigments, which means typically red fruits may instead ripen to orange. When high heat lingers with days above 100°F and nights over 80°F, most tomato ripening stops altogether. At what temperature do tomatoes stop growing? Know Temps for Fruit All Summer Another […]

The seeds appeared to be mature but wanted to get peoples thoughts on if slightly underripe tomatoes will still have good germination results. As long as there’s a blush at the blossom end the seeds are mature. Will unripe seeds germinate? Germination studies have shown that seeds harvested from fruits with an unripe or semi-ripe […]

You can usually tell the difference between unripe red tomatoes and ripe green tomatoes by the fruit’s color and feel. The ripe varieties feel soft when pressed, usually have vertical stripes or other color variations (like the Green Zebra variety pictured below), and taste similar to ripe red tomatoes. Are green tomatoes and red tomatoes […]

Tomatoes that have been stored at 55 degrees or lower are especially susceptible to vivipary. Other contributing factors include potassium deficiency, excess nitrogen fertilization, moisture, and a drop in abscisic acid. Although it looks kind of creepy (remember the movie “Alien”?), the tomato is safe to eat. Is vivipary safe to eat? While most of […]

Green seeds are likely not yet ripe. In fact, color is one factor gardeners use to determine whether or not seeds are mature enough to germinate. A tomato is ripe for seed saving when it is ripe to eat. If a tomato is under-ripe, it will not produce viable seed. Is it OK if tomato […]

Seeds germinating inside a tomato is called vivipary. It occurs in overripe fruit when seeds have reached maturity and the natural hormone, abscisic acid (ABA), is reduced. Then, seed dormancy is lost gradually. Is it safe to eat tomatoes with sprouts inside? Eat or toss: As long as the tomato is intact and not showing […]