Category: Fruits

Red Beefsteak Tomatoes. Red Beefsteak Tomatoes They’re a popular choice for burgers and sandwiches because they hold up well when sliced and their flavor won’t overpower meat or other ingredients. Red Beefsteaks also combine well with a variety of different flavors, making them ideal for sauces and salsas. What type of tomatoes are used in […]

Determinate and Indeterminate All tomatoes are either one or the other. Determinate varieties (including bush varieties) reach a certain plant height and then stop growing. Which is better determinate or indeterminate tomatoes? If you typically eat your tomatoes fresh and want a season-long supply, go for an indeterminate variety. Moreover, if you live where the […]

How to Select a Tomato Avoid tomatoes with blemishes or dark spots. The tomato should have a good weight for its size, feeling heavy. The tomato should be firm, yet soft enough to give into any real pressure. The tomato should be very aromatic when you smell it near where the stem was attached. What […]

How to Select a Tomato Avoid tomatoes with blemishes or dark spots. The tomato should have a good weight for its size, feeling heavy. The tomato should be firm, yet soft enough to give into any real pressure. The tomato should be very aromatic when you smell it near where the stem was attached. What […]

While the Better Boy has the same large fruit as the Big Boy tomato plant, the Better Boy tomato is more resistant to diseases than its parent plant. Is Better Boy a good tasting tomato? High yields of smooth skinned, large fruit earn Better Boy a spot as one of the most popular tomatoes grown […]

Cherry Tomatoes. Cherry Tomatoes are the easiest tomatoes for beginners to grow. They produce crop after crop and have very few problems! What is the fastest growing tomato plant? Jet Star F1 Tomato Seeds They are both heat-tolerant and can tolerate colder climates. One of our fastest-growing tomatoes, the hybrid Bush Early Girl Tomato is […]

Best uses for each type Canning: Roma, heirloom, tomatoes on the vine, green tomatoes. Salads: grape, cherry. Skewers: cherry. Sandwiches: beefsteak, tomatoes on the vine. What are the different types of tomatoes? TomatoLower classifications What tomatoes are best for cooking? Plum (also known as Roma) tomatoes are the tomatoes to cook with. Their thin skins, […]

Rosada tomatoes are of the baby plum variety and are by far the sweetest tomato variety you can grow. With a Brix rating of 10.5, they are absolutely delectable. What is the tastiest tomato variety? Brandywine Tomato The Brandywine is perhaps most commonly named as the best-tasting tomato variety. It has the perfect balance of […]

Plum (also known as Roma) tomatoes are the tomatoes to cook with. Their thin skins, relatively low water content, and minimal seed content mean that they are perfect for sauces. They are also the variety to use in any quick cooking dishes where you want to avoid excess moisture being added. Which tomatoes are good […]

Organic Options Manure is a good source of nitrogen and potassium, and blood and bone meal can be used to boost levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in soil. Ash, oyster shell flour, seaweed, phosphate rock and compost also can be used to provide added nutrients to promote healthy and fast-growing tomato plants. Which fertilizer is […]

Tomatoes grow best when daytime temperatures are between 75 and 85 degrees, and night time lows are between 60 and 75 degrees. Can you grow tomatoes in the dark? Tomato plants need at least 6-8 hours of darkness each day. Do tomatoes need a night cycle? Yes, tomatoes can grow in 24 hours of light, […]

Tomatoes take 60 days to more than 100 days to harvest, depending on the variety (see more about varieties below). Due to their relatively long growing season requirements (and late planting date), most gardeners plant small “starter plants” or transplants instead of seeds after the weather has warmed up in spring. Can tomatoes grow in […]

Once fruit has set, these plants continue to produce until the first frost. Indeterminate plants produce more — and often larger — tomatoes than determinate varieties, but fruit production is spread out over a two- to three-month period. How long do tomatoes keep producing? Typically, in 4 to 5 years, the plants exhaust all the […]

Tomatoes are easy to grow from seed sown indoors in warm conditions. Sow from late February to mid-March if you’ll be growing your crop in a greenhouse, or from late March to early April if they’ll be outside. Fill a small pot with seed compost, water well, then sow three or four seeds on the […]

Contrary to popular opinion, yes—tomato leaves are flavorful, fragrant, and 100 percent edible. You can cook the fresh, young leaves like most other sturdy garden greens, such as kale, collards, or cabbage (leafy greens that need a little longer cooking time to become tender). Are tomato leaves poisonous to humans? There appears to be no […]

Consuming tomatoes regularly helps decrease the levels of cholesterol and triglyceride in the blood, reducing the deposition of fats in the blood vessels. Good for digestion: Eating tomatoes daily can keep your digestive system healthy as it prevents both, constipation and diarrhoea. Can tomatoes cause stomach pain? High acid foods such as citrus fruits and […]

The Tomato History has origins traced back to the early Aztecs around 700 A.D; therefore it is believed that the tomato is native to the Americas. It was not until around the 16th century that Europeans were introduced to this fruit when the early explorers set sail to discover new lands. What is the age […]

5. Vegetables like mushrooms, tomato, asparagus, lettuce and egg plants are easy to digest in the summer months due to their inherently cold nature. Is tomato cold or hot for body? #2 Tomato: A rich source of antioxidants such as vitamin A, vitamin C, lycopene which help in boosting immunity, relieving stress and decreasing inflammation […]

Botanically, Tomatoes Are Fruits According to science, tomatoes are fruits. All fruits have a single seed or many seeds inside and grow from the flower of a plant (2). Like other true fruits, tomatoes form from small yellow flowers on the vine and naturally contain a multitude of seeds. What is the main ingredient in […]