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Which of the Hundreds of Tomato Varieties Should I Plant?

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Tomatoes are such a staple in the modern stem in the crotch between the stem and
diet that it is hard to believe there was each leaf branch. Each one of these
a time when this versatile fruit was once suckers can grow to become another big
thought to be poisonous. Thankfully this stem and would grow its own tomatoes and
member of the nightshade family has been eventually grow its own suckers. But you
known for centuries now to be a delicious don't want your tomato plant to waste
and healthful addition to our diet and is time and energy by growing all those
now one of the most popular garden suckers. By pruning off most of them, the
vegetables. plant will devote more energy to
For many people, tomatoes are the most producing ripe, juicy tomatoes.
challenging, yet desirable, vegetable Since you'll want more than one main stem
crop to grow. But a ripe, juicy homegrown for tomato production, allow the suckers
tomato is so delicious and nutritious, nearest the bottom of the plant to grow.
people will go to great lengths to These will have more blossoms and will be
produce as many as they possibly can in easier to trellis than suckers that
their gardens. One look at the pale, sprout higher up on the plant. Pruning
hard, orange baseballs that grocery will also improve air circulation through
stores pass off as tomatoes will also the plant which can help prevent disease
explain why so many gardeners eagerly problems, especially in humid weather.
await the first ripe tomato from their Once you decide whether to grow
gardens. determinate or indeterminate tomato
Considering that tomatoes are a tropical varieties, it's time to peruse the garden
fruit native to South America, it's centers or seed catalogs to find the
amazing that we can grow them at all in seeds or plants that will produce your
northern climates. Yes, the tomato is prized fruit. Although a few of the more
technically a fruit since it grows on a enlightened garden centers are now
vine. There are literally hundreds of selling a wider variety of tomato plants,
tomato varieties out there to choose from many still offer only a few of the old
but there are only two types of tomato standby hybrid varieties such as "Big
vines; determinate and indeterminate. Boy" and "Early Girl".
Determinate tomato varieties grow more as You'll have more varieties to choose from
a bush, growing only to a certain height if you decide to start your tomato plants
and producing most of their fruit all at indoors from seed. Imagine growing
once. Determinate varieties are most tomatoes with names like "Cherokee
suitable for gardeners who are interested Purple" or "Mortgage Lifter". Add more
in canning tomatoes since the crop will color to your favorite tomato salsa
ripen over a relatively short period of recipe with yellow "Garden Peach"
time. Determinate tomato varieties are tomatoes, "German Pink" or "Green Zebra".
also a good choice for gardeners with For stuffing tomatoes, try "Striped
limited space available, and some Cavern", and for salads grow some
determinate varieties are well suited to "Christmas Grape" tomatoes.
container growing and are an excellent If you plan on preserving tomatoes to
choice for the patio garden. enjoy over winter, you will want a
Determinate tomato plants should never be meatier tomato such as "Martino's Roma"
pruned, as this will severely limit the or "Amish Paste" for sauces. "Wisconsin
number of blossom sets the plant can 55" and "Ace" are two varieties that are
produce, thus reducing the number of especially good for canning or freezing.
tomatoes on the plant. However, an There are even varieties that have a
indeterminate variety will continue to lower acid content for the folks who
grow and will keep producing fruit for can't eat a high-acid tomato, and
the entire life of the plant, or up until varieties that have more Vitamin C than
frost. Each new set of blossoms will grow oranges.
farther up the vine as the plant grows. Tomatoes are one of the most versatile
Indeterminate tomato plants also require garden vegetables. There are as many ways
a bit more care to keep the plants to prepare tomatoes as there are tomato
manageable in the garden. varieties. Whether you like to eat them
In order to keep these big plants from fresh out of the garden like an apple, or
sprawling all over the ground and you make your own spaghetti sauce or
creating an impenetrable mass of foliage, tomato salsa, whether the variety you
indeterminate tomato varieties should be grow is red, orange, yellow, purple,
pruned and trellised. A tomato plant that white or striped, tomatoes are the most
is restricted to producing on only two to useful and tasty garden vegetable.




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