Tag: Tomato

Even though they’re shorter than indeterminate varieties, dwarf tomatoes still need support. Use a tomato cage, a short stake or set them against a wall or fence. Do dwarf tomatoes need staking? Most dwarf tomatoes will need staking before they reach maturity and start yielding full-size fruit. A tomato cage or plant stake will suffice […]

6-8 inches tall. The world’s shortest tomato plant, fit for a fairy garden, reaching a mere 6-8 inches tall! These dainty, dwarf determinate plants were developed by the University of Florida and are the ultimate potted vegetable plant. Super productive little plants are completely enveloped in bright red, tasty 1 oz fruit. How big are […]

Gardeners looking for more compact, productive tomato plants shouldn’t overlook dwarf tomatoes. Dwarf tomato plants offer a wide variety of unique flavors, shapes, and sizes of tomatoes, sometimes performing better than conventional determinate tomatoes of the same size. How big do dwarf tomatoes get? What are dwarf tomatoes and what advantages do they offer? The […]

The most evident difference between tomatoes and cherry tomatoes is that the former is bigger in size than the latter. Tomatoes are also visibly oval in shape while cherry tomatoes are perfectly round. While regular tomatoes are sweet plus tangy in flavour, cherry tomatoes belch a slightly tart and sour taste. Are cherry tomatoes small […]

The five growth stages of toma- to are described by Jones (2013) and García et al. (2011) as germination and early growth with initial leaves (between 25 and 35 days), vegetative period (20 to 25 days), flow- ering (20 to 30 days), early fruiting (20 to 30 days), and mature fruiting (15 to 20 days). […]

Figure 1: Diagram of the tomato life cycle. The life cycle starts from seeds and as the plant grows and matures, flowers develop. After pollination and fertilization, fruits develop which contain seeds, allowing for the life cycle to start again. What are the 4 stages of a tomato plant? (A) Growth stages in tomato plants […]

Best Large Roma Tomato Varieties SuperSauce. Super sauce is one of the largest Roma tomato varieties with an average size of 5-6 inches! Granadero. Red skinned tomatoes of Granadero are of an oblong to oval shape. La Roma. The egg-shaped tomatoes of La Roma are of medium red color with thick and meaty skin. How […]

In addition to size, tomatoes have been bred for shape, texture, flavor, shelf-life, and nutrient composition, but it has been difficult to study these traits in tomatoes, because many of them are the result of many genes acting together. Domesticated tomatoes can be up to 1000 times larger than their wild relatives. What determines tomato […]

We saved the best (and easiest) for last – eating raw Tomatoes is by far the most nutritious way to enjoy this fresh fruit. Eat them as an on-the-go snack, toss them into a light salad, or slice them up and put them on a sandwich – it’s hard to beat that fresh-from-the-garden, raw Tomato […]

Lush Foliage but No Tomatoes Insufficient light – A lack of adequate light is one of the main reasons for non-fruiting, as the plants require anywhere from six to eight hours of full sun to produce blooms and then fruit. Why tomatoes grow tall but no fruit? So, why are your tomato plants growing so […]

Initiation of such type of plant growth differences under SNHs was observable after 60 days of transplantation and plant height ranged from 80-90 cm. While plant height was found up to 75 cm with comparatively more How tall does tomato plant grow? Tomato plants have one of two growth habits: Determinate varieties grow to a […]

It was not until ten years later that tomatoes were named in print by Mattioli as pomi d’oro, or “golden apples”. What was the tomato originally called? The tomato was eaten by the Aztecs as early as 700 AD and called the “tomatl,” (its name in Nahuatl), and wasn’t grown in Britain until the 1590s. […]

The Spanish conquistadores. 1521. Europeans first came into contact with the domesticated tomato in Mesoamerica where it was an integral part of the Nahua diet and culture. The Spanish conquistadores introduced the tomato to Europe after the capture of the city of Tenochtitlan by Hernán Cortés in 1521. How did tomatoes get to Europe? In […]

Tomatoes are self-fertile, which means each flower can pollinate itself. Nevertheless, the presence of bees and/or wind dramatically improves pollination by nudging the flowers just enough to help dislodge the pollen from the stamens. Do tomatoes flowers need to be pollinated? Tomatoes are self-pollinating, meaning they have flowers that contain both the male and female […]

The tomato is a native of the lower Andes, cultivated by the Aztecs in Mexico. The Aztec word ‘tomatl’ meant simply “plump fruit” and the Spanish conquerors called it “tomate”. How did tomatoes get their name? The wild species originated in the Andes Mountains of South America, probably mainly in Peru and Ecuador, and is […]

New evidence shows lycopene is not just a cancer fighter. Here’s another reason to savor tomatoes: a recent study in Neurology finds they may help lower your risk of ischemic stroke—blockage of a brain artery that starves cells of oxygen and causes them to die. Are tomatoes good for blood clots? A report in the […]

An unripe tomato that is still completely green does contain the toxic alkaloid solanine. This heat-resistant natural poison is found in all solanaceoussolanaceousThe Solanaceae /sɒləˈneɪʃiː/, or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal […]

Some solanine can be removed by boiling but not by baking. The major effect of α-solanine and α-chaconine is the reversible inhibition of cholinesterase. Cardiotoxic and teratogenic effects have also been reported. How do you neutralize solanine? CONSTITUTION: Solanin is removed from potatoes by dipping the potatoes in vinegar of 30-60 deg. C, containing 0.3-1.0 […]

In large amounts, tomato leaves or green tomatoes can cause poisoning, potentially leading to serious side effects and death. Can tomatoes become poisonous? Green, thus unripe tomatoes contain a substance called tomatine in addition to solanine. Both tomatine and solanine are toxic so it is not wise to eat green tomatoes in large quantities. Solanine […]

First, native people in South America cultivated blueberry-sized wild tomatoes about 7,000 years ago to breed a plant with a cherry-sized fruit. Later, people in Mesoamerica bred this intermediate group further to form the large cultivated tomatoes that we eat today. What plant did tomatoes evolve from? All cultivated varieties of tomato are derived from […]