Tomatoes

How To Stake Tomato Plants
Why Do You Stake Tomato Plants?
There are many reasons why we stake our tomato plants. Staking helps support the heavy tomatoes so they are suspended in the air and not laying on the ground, which would cause the tomatoes to rot, staking tomato plants also keeps the plants growing upward so they do not sprawl out of control. It has been shown that staked tomato plants produce larger tomatoes and they ripen earlier. Tomato plants are one of the most popular addition to our vegetable gardens, they are also easy to grow and c...

How To Ripen Green Tomatoes
How To Ripen Green Tomatoes...
My favorite is being able to pick lush red tomatoes off the vine, nothing tastes better to me. At the end of the season, there are always some green tomatoes left on the vine, there are some great tips to ripen your tomatoes after the growing season. We don't want to lose any of those tomatoes. Happy Ripening!!!

Tomato Cages
Why You Should Cage Your Tomatoes?
There are some definite reasons as to why you should cage your tomatoes. It has been shown that caging tomatoes produces a bigger, juicer tomato and due to air circulation, ripens quicker. Tomato plants by nature are heavy due to the weight of the tomatoes. By caging the plants you are keeping the plant growing upright which keeps the plant healthy and the tomatoes off the ground so you will not have rotting tomatoes on the ground.

Heirloom Tomato Seeds
Why Are Heirloom Seeds So Important?
Have you ever tasted a Dolly Parton tomato? They're big and plump and firm and... well, I'm sure you can imagine... just look at the name! But you won't find Dolly Parton tomato plants at your local Big Box store. And you won't find Abraham Lincolns or Heidi's or Lillian's Yellow tomato plants either. But, at you local Big Box store or nursery you will find rows and rows of plain old, ordinary, tasteless tomato plants. Little stubby plants that produce pale, bland tomatoes. Those plants ha...

How To String Tomatoes
String Tomatoes, You Say?
Stringing, staking or caging tomatoes helps our tomato plants grow better and product more vegetables. Without support, you risk your stems breaking and drooping and your precious tomatoes will lay in the soil rotting away and ruining all the work you put into your garden.

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Tomatoes?
Tomatoes are one of our most popular foods.
How much do you know about them? Though technically a fruit, we think of it as a vegetable. Though its fruits are nutritious, its leaves are poisonous. Though it can be easy to grow, it can also be subject to many diseases and pests, and it needs just the right weather for ideal growth and setting fruit. This quiz will tell you if you are a tomato expert or a tomato novice. Take the challenge, and then invite your friends to do the same. B. Radisavljevic, 2012, All Rights Reserved

Tomato Stakes
Why You Should Stake Your Tomatoes?
There are beneficial reasons as to why you should use stakes to grow your tomatoes. Staking tomato plants helps support the weight of the plants. Tomato plants with growing big, juicy tomatoes are heavy and need additional support to prevent toppling and breaking of stems and rotting tomatoes in the soil. Staking tomatoes also helps to ripen tomatoes faster and is proven to produce bigger and better tomatoes. I love picking fresh tomatoes off the vine, there is nothing better.

Grow the Best Tomatoes
Tomatoes are easy to grow
A very direct study in cultivating one of the best loved crops; tomatoes. Advice is straightforward, as are illustrations. Tomatoes are easy to grow but only after a few seasons of experience. Well, this bulletin gives you all that "experience" in a clear, straightforward manner.

Tomato Trellises
Why You Should Use A Trellis On Tomato Plants
Tomato plants are one of the easiest plants to grow. They can be grown anywhere, even upside down. Staking your tomato plants is a must to help support the big, beautiful tomatoes. Your plants will thrive and will produce bigger, juicy tomatoes. Using a trellis to stake your tomatoes is an attractive way to help your plants grow and uses less space.