Tomatoes

06/14/2016

It's that time of year, folks. How are the tomato plants doing? They need lots of sun, slightly acidic soil with PH around 6.5, plenty of water. Keep them happy!
If you don't own a tomato plant, buy one and watch it skyrocket and produce excellent food.

06/15/2013

Any photos to share with your tomato community?

06/05/2013

05/20/2013

“If life deals you lemons, make lemonade; if it deals you tomatoes, make Bloody Marys."
--Unknown

05/14/2013

I wonder what one tomato says to another tomato near harvest time.

A new study has demonstrated that plants can use an underground network of fungi to warn each other about incoming insect attacks. Carried out by researchers from the University of Aberdeen, the James Hutton Institute and Rothamsted Research, the study demonstrated that the plants are able to send w...

05/13/2013

Here's a tasty recipe around which to wrap your mind and spirit.

This easy appetizer captures the freshest flavors of summer.

05/12/2013

Tomatoes have more genes than human beings.

Plant geneticists who sequenced the tomato’s genome in hope of breeding better specimens found that it has 31,760 genes — about 7,000 more than a person.

05/10/2013

Can you imagine anything more enticing?

05/09/2013

Tomatoes create a feast for the eyes. Grow several varieties and use a few different colors to make your dinner table vibrant and appealing.

By Heather Rhoades It may surprise you to learn that with different tomato varieties, color is not constant. As a matter of fact , tomatoes were not always red. The tomatoes varieties that existed when tomatoes were first cultivated were yellow or orange. Through breeding, the standard color of toma...

05/08/2013

That is a happy dog amongst many healthy tomato plants.