Category: Fruits

It takes a Brandywine tomato 80-100 days to produce fruit. A plant’s fruit ripens within a couple weeks for somewhat short harvest. Expect an average of 10-20 tomatoes per plant under ideal conditions. How many tomatoes can one plant yield? Like any tomato grower, you might wonder: How many tomatoes can 1 plant produce? On […]

Like most tomatoes, Brandywines will also require staking, trellising, or large hoops to hold the plants upright (they can get as tall as 8 feet in some varieties). Do Brandywine tomatoes climb? The Brandywine Tomato is a large, red-pink heirloom tomato cultivar prized among tomato lovers for its delicious taste and consistency when eaten fresh. […]

As much as the Lemon Boy tomato starts off green, unlike regular tomatoes, the tomato does not turn red when ripe but yellow to orange in color. This is because it is a different cultivar from red tomatoes in a similar way to green or black tomatoes. Lemon Boy tomatoes are indeterminate tomatoes. What color […]

Little Bing – Seed Packet A determinate (grows 45-60cm / 18-24″ tall) tomato plant with compact, tidy growth habit. Sets tasty fruits that ripen over a period of a few weeks, allowing harvest of many tomatoes at one time. Yields a large amount of flavor-filled, red, cherry tomatoes. How big do little Bing tomatoes get? […]

With so many types out there, it’s hard to tell you exactly when to pick tomatoes. But most will be ready sometime between 60-100 days after germination. What is this? The range for smaller varieties, like cherry or grape, is usually somewhere between 50-70 days, while larger ones and heirlooms can take 80 or more. […]

Determinate Tomatoes Determinate tomato varieties are often referred to as “bush” tomatoes because they do not continue extending in length throughout the growing season. They are generally smaller plants than indeterminate tomatoes, with most growing to a compact 4 to 5 feet tall. How can you tell if tomatoes are determinate or indeterminate? How to […]

The compact, tidy habit combined with healthy green foliage of Little Sicily makes it ideal for patios and containers. Expect abundant harvests of 3 to 4-oz., round, slicing tomatoes on the less than 2-ft. tall mounded, determinate plants. What kind of tomatoes are little Sicily? Little Sicily Tomato Tomato Class : Large-Fruited. Type : Slicer. […]

Italy cultivated the largest area of tomatoes in the EU (38.4% of the EU total), followed by Spain (25.2%), Romania (9.2%) and Portugal (8.7%). The Netherlands (19.0%) accounted for nearly one-fifth (19.0%) of the EU’s total onion area, followed by Poland (14.7% and Spain (14.1%). Are tomatoes grown in Europe? This statistic displays the volume […]

The tomato is integral to so many classic Italian dishes. In fact, it’s hard to imagine the country’s cuisine without it. Yet that was the situation until the sixteenth century, when Spanish conquistadors brought the novel fruit back as part of their plunder from the recently discovered Americas. Are tomatoes popular in Italy? In the […]

The tomatoes are mainly processed into four different types of processed tomato products: tomato puree (passata), pulp/chopped tomato (polpa), tomato paste (concentrato), and whole tomato (pelati). Regarding the production method, 90% of tomato cultivation is conventional, 10% is organic production (IBO, 2020)2. Does Italy use pesticides on tomatoes? But it is also important to note […]

Southern bacterial wilt of tomato is caused by the soil-borne bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum (formerly known as Pseudomonas solanacearum). It is a widespread and potentially devastating disease that affects solanaceous crops and a wide range of ornamentals in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. How do you treat bacterial wilt in tomatoes? Treatment with […]

There is no treatment for plants with tomato spotted wilt virus. The only way to control it is to control the thrips, the tiny insects that transmit the virus. How do you revive a wilted tomato plant? Tomato plants require approximately 1 inch of water per week. Plants may wilt badly when soils are dry, […]

The first symptom is wilting of a few leaves. This often goes un-noticed. Soon thereafter, the entire plant wilts suddenly and dies. Such dramatic symptoms occur when the weather is hot (86-95 F), and soil moisture is plentiful. How do you know if bacteria is wilting of tomatoes? Symptoms. Rapid wilting and death of plants […]

If you’ve ever grown beautiful heirloom cherry tomatoes only to have the blossom end of the fruit turn soft and brown, you’ve fallen victim to blossom-end rot. Can you stop blossom end rot once it starts? Treatment. If you notice some of your fruits developing blossom end rot, it is unfortunately non-reversible on the affected […]

indeterminate vines. This type of tomato usually grows on indeterminate vines, though you may find some ‘San Marzano’ varieties today with a shorter stature. The fruits are borne in clusters of six to eight, which places a heavy burden on the vines. Do San Marzano tomatoes need a trellis? Allow at least 30 to 48 […]

Treatment with 1% Perosan by soil-drenching significantly reduced bacterial wiltbacterial wiltBacterial wilt is a complex of diseases that occur in plants such as Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae (tomato, common bean, etc.) and are caused by the pathogens Erwinia tracheiphila, a gram-negative bacterium, or Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumfaciens, a gram-positive bacterium.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bacterial_wilt How do […]

The fruits are oval in shape, typically reaching about 1 to 3 inches in length and weighing up to 3 ounces. Under the best conditions, you can expect over 20 pounds of tomatoes per plant. What is this? Since each tomato weighs up to 3 ounces, this amounts to around 100 tomatoes from a single […]

So milk can be a tomato plant fertilizer: Sprinkle a quarter to a half cup of powdered milk on top of the soil after planting, and repeat every two weeks throughout the growing season. Can I pour milk on my tomato plants? Milk is excellent for tomato plants. It can be used as a fertilizer […]

Grow your San Marzano Tomato Plant in the Full Sun during the Spring Growing Season and Partial Morning Sun during the Summer Growing Season. Produces juicy, sweet, and rich Roma/Plum TomatoesPlum TomatoesA plum tomato, also known as a processing tomato or paste tomato, is a type of tomato bred for sauce and packing purposes.https://en.wikipedia.org › […]

Since 1899, the Mutti family has shared their passion for everything that goes into their 100% Italian tomatoes – the sun, soil, rain and the heart of their people in Parma, Italy. Do canned tomatoes come from China? The primary product (tomatoes) comes with a high probability from….. CHINA! The same counts for champignons and […]