Archive for September, 2007
How To Can Tomatoes
Monday, September 24th, 2007Select only disease-free, preferably vine-ripened, firm fruit if you want to learn how to can tomatoes successfully. Never choose tomatoes from dead or dying vines for canning. Unripened tomatoes are more acidic than ripened fruit and can be canned satisfactorily. Treat all ripe tomatoes - yellow, green, pink, orange, red, etc. - in the same […]
How To Grow Tomatoes
Monday, September 24th, 2007Start your tomatoes off by sowing seeds in a seed tray or pot towards the end of autumn. Leave them to germinate in a warm, frost-free location such as a windowsill. If you prefer to grow tomatoes from seedlings, begin at step 4.
1. How to sow tomato seeds
Fill a 7.5cm (3in) pot with seed mix, […]
How To Grow Heirloom Tomatoes
Monday, September 24th, 2007Tomato plants are naturally self pollinating and a general characteristic of self-pollinating plants is that they become genetically homozygous after many generations. Since they do not naturally outcross very often, seeds of a tomato will produce plants resembling the parents. Growing heirloom tomatoes was a natural practice long before it was given a name.
Early cultivars […]
How To Grow Organic Tomatoes
Monday, September 24th, 2007Tips for growing organic tomatoes filled with flavor and natural goodness
Organic gardening is often thought of as the preserve of eccentrics who refuse to accept the self-evident truth that twentieth-century progress has transformed the ancient art of gardening. Why fiddle around with compost and garlic spray when modern fertilizers and insecticides are so much more […]
How To Grow Great Tomatoes - tomato growing tips
Monday, September 24th, 2007Choosing the variety is the first important step to grow great tomatoes. First, consider the climate in your area, this will greatly affect the varieties that you will be able to grow successfully. No one tomato variety will grow well across all regions and planting seasons. You must also consider issues such as fruit firmness, […]
