From Planting To Harvest: Growing Tomatoes

Starting with the planting of seeds and ending with the harvesting of ripe tomatoes, our Producing Tomatoes Guide will take you step-by-step through the whole process of growing tomatoes. If you're interested in starting your plants from seed, now is an excellent time to do it. It is the only method to get your hands on those old-fashioned heritage varieties of plants, which are not often offered in nurseries as plants. Find out everything there is to know about growing your delicious tomatoes at home; tomatoes are the most common crop grown in gardens for a good reason. Tomatoes are delicious and easy to grow.

About Growing Tomatoes

• Botanical Name: Solanum lycopersicum
• Plant Type: Vegetable
• Sun Exposure: Full Sun
• Soil pH : Acidic
• A pH ranging from slightly acidic to neutral
• Season of Flowering: Summer
• Yellow is the color of the flower.
• Hardiness Zone: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Tomato plants are warm-season crops that thrive in high temperatures but are susceptible to damage from cold. Because tomato plants are so delicate, they can only be grown during summer. After the seeds have been germinated, it is necessary to avoid planting the young plants in the ground too quickly. Because the soil does not become warm enough until late spring or early summer in most locations, it is impossible to plant tomatoes outside until late spring or early summer. That is because zone 10, where they are grown as a fall and winter crop, is the only location where this is possible. Determine the optimal time to begin producing tomatoes in your area and write down the results.

Tomatoes can be harvested from 60 to more than 100 days after planting, depending on the first fruit's variety and appearance (see more about types below). Most gardeners decide against spreading seeds and instead grow what is known as "beginning plants" or transplants after the weather in the spring has warmed up sufficiently. That is because the planting date occurs somewhat late compared to the plants' required length of the growing season. Even though most gardeners obtain their transplants from a garden store or nursery, starting your plants from seeds is quite feasible and developing them indoors. This method is known as container gardening.

The following rules must be followed in order to properly buy transplants:

• Grow your tomatoes by purchasing young plants from a reputable nursery.
• An excellent plant for beginners should be short and stocky, with a dark green color, and straight, sturdy stems around the size of a pencil or thicker. Additionally, the plant should have a dense appearance. In addition to that, the leaves have to have a very dark green tint to them.
• The leaves shouldn't be turning yellow, there shouldn't be any spots or other evidence of stress damage, and they shouldn't have any flowers or fruits now forming. If these things happen, the plant is under too much stress.

Planting

Choose a spot that gets a sufficient amount of sunshine. In regions located farther north, it is desirable to have between 8 and 10 hours of direct sunlight each day. Tomatoes will have a better chance of surviving and thriving in more southern climates if provided with a bit of afternoon shade, regardless of whether that shade occurs naturally or is artificially created using row covers. Tomatoes will benefit from the shade in either case. First, you will need to dig holes in the ground to a depth of about one foot, and then you will need to blend the soil with compost, aged manure, or both. Please wait at least two weeks before planting anything in it, so it has time to decompose.

In addition, choose a location for your tomato plants that have not been utilized in the recent past for the cultivation of tomatoes or other members of the nightshade family, notably eggplants, peppers, or potatoes. That will help prevent the spread of disease. Read on for some helpful advice on the rotation of your crops!

When To Plant Tomatoes

Tomatoes are long-season plants that do best in warm areas and cannot survive temperatures below freezing; as a result, you won't be able to plant them until the spring, when the soil has sufficiently warmed up to accommodate their roots. Have a look at our Planting Calendar to get a better idea of when you should start cultivating tomatoes in your particular region.

If you wish to start your tomatoes from seed, you should sow them inside around six weeks before the date that is forecasted to be the last spring frost in your location. In the smaller trays, create shallow wells no more profound than half an inch and plant the seeds there. Plant seedlings outside around two weeks after that date or when daytime and nighttime temperatures persist in the mid-50 degree range for at least a week. This temperature range is ideal for growing most plants. You may get further knowledge by reading the post on our website titled "Tomatoes From Seed the Easy Way," which contains other recommendations and information.

It is also possible to direct-seed tomatoes in the garden soil (at a depth of half an inch) if you have a growing season long enough, but you should wait until the soil temperature is at least 55 degrees Fahrenheit before doing so. If you have a growing season that is long enough, it is also possible to directly-seed tomatoes in the garden soil. Consider who may achieve optimal results for maximum germination in five days by maintaining the ground at a temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Hardening Off Tomatoes

• Whether growing the start plants yourself or purchasing them from another source, you will need to "harden off" the seedlings for a week before planting them in the ground. That is true whether you are cultivating the start plants or purchasing them from another source. On the first day, you need to take them outside for a few hours to let them breathe fresh air and get shade. Increase the time you spend outdoors every day until you reach the point where you are being directly exposed to sunlight. Please find out more information on getting seedlings used to the environment where they will grow.

Transplanting Tomatoes

• If you want to plant seedlings or plants grown in a nursery, you should wait until the last danger of frost has passed and the soil temperature has reached at least 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Please have a look at our Planting Calendar to get a better understanding of when it's best to do the transplanting.
• When you plant your tomatoes, place tomato pegs or cages around each plant. The plant can preserve its upright position with the help of staking and caging, which keeps the developing fruit off the ground, lowering the danger of disease and providing protection from pests. Look at the instructions to discover how to make supports, stakes, and cages for your tomato plants.
• It is advised that when transplanting tomatoes, a handful of bone meal or organic tomato fertilizer, both of which are rich sources of phosphorus, be placed in the planting hole. That is done so that the plant may utilize phosphorus. Nevertheless, you do not have to do this step. Do NOT use high nitrogen fertilizers such as those indicated for lawns since this will produce lush foliage but will delay flowering and fruiting. Who can find heavy nitrogen fertilizers in products such as those sold for properties.

• When you plant seedlings, you should take a couple of the leaves from the bottom of the plant and pinch off the stems to eliminate them. The following are the two approaches that may be taken when putting seedlings in the ground:

1. Place each root ball in the ground at a sufficient depth to allow the plant's lowest leaves to protrude just slightly beyond the soil's surface. Below the surface of the earth, roots will start to sprout all along the plant's stem in all directions. It is recommended to leave a spacing of two to three feet between each seedling when planting them. If the plants are planted too closely together, they will not receive enough sunshine, which might result in the fruit not developing correctly.

2. You might also position the long, lanky transplants so that they are lying on their sides in trenches that are between three and four inches deep. Bury the stems to the point where they are covered by dirt up to the first set of true leaves. When the stem is submerged, roots will ultimately develop down its length. If you choose this method of planting, you should consider angling four tomato plants so that they face each of the cardinal directions: north, south, east, and west (north, south, east, west). As a result of this configuration, you will have convenient access to the plants situated in the center so that you may fertilize and water them.

• It is essential to remember that the plants require a sufficient amount of space to expand in all directions.
• Properly watering the plant will help reduce the stress the shock will have on the plant's roots.

Growing Tomatoes In Containers

• Utilize a large container or pot with holes drilled onto the bottom specifically for drainage (the jar or container should have a diameter of at least 20 inches).
• Utilize sandy soil that provides appropriate drainage (for example, at least 12 inches of a high-quality "potting mix" with organic matter added).
• The extra water that leaks out of the pot's bottom should be collected in a tray or similar container positioned underneath the pool. That should be done so that the water does not spill onto the floor. You should we do to prevent squandering of the water in any way possible
• Choose some shrub or dwarf varieties determined to plant in your yard. These can be used as planting options. Several cherry tomato types are available, each of which does exceptionally well when grown in pots. It may be necessary to use stakes to support the plants of some of the more towering varieties.
• Put one tomato plant in each container, and ensure that each one is exposed to sunshine for at least six hours daily.
• Keep soil hydrated. Because the soil in containers will dry up much more quickly than in the garden, you need to check on them daily and provide additional water as the temperature rises.

Growing

Watering

• It is in your best interest to water your plant's first thing in the morning so that they may store up a good amount of moisture to carry them through the blazing heat of the day.

• After planting your tomato seedlings or transplants in the ground, you need to ensure that they receive a substantial amount of water each day for the first few days after planting.
• After that, during the growth season, water the soil once a week, at a rate of around 2 inches (or 1.2 gallons) per square foot. It would help if you did that for the duration of the growing season. Providing the plant with copious quantities of water can help to encourage the development of a robust root system.
• It is best to refrain from watering in the afternoon and not to water from above. Watering a plant's soil rather than its stem or leaves is recommended to prevent water from splashing up onto the plant's foliage. That may be accomplished by watering the plant from the bottom up (which invites disease).
• Five weeks after the plant has been transplanted, you should place a layer of mulch in the area to prevent dirt from splashing into the plant's lower leaves, conserve moisture in the soil, and keep weeds under control. You should spread a layer of organic mulch between 2 and 4 inches thick throughout the area. Hay, bark chips, and straw are all viable solutions that may work.
• Locate several pebbles that are flat on their sides and place one of them next to each tomato plant. That will help ease some of the plant's stress when conditions are dry. The existence of the rocks results in a reduction in the amount of water lost to evaporation from the ground.

Fertilizing

• You ought to have worked compost into the soil in advance of planting, and you also ought to have sprinkled bonemeal into the planting hole as you were moving plants from one location to another.

• When tomatoes reach a diameter of approximately one inch, you should begin to side-dress the plants every two weeks with liquid seaweed, fish emulsion, or organic fertilizer. That should start when the tomatoes are about one inch in diameter. When the tomatoes reach around 1 inch in diameter, you should start this process (some folks say golf ball-size). Move the mulch back a few inches, and then scrape two to three tablespoons of fertilizer down the plant's drip line if you use an organic granular formula like Espoma Tomato-Tone (4-7-10 or 3-4-6). You should do this if you are using it, which will guarantee that the fertilizer is delivered uniformly. After removing the mulch, you should reapply it after being saturated with water.
• Maintain a consistent fertilizer application schedule of about once every three to four weeks for the tomato plants up to the frost.
• Note to self: Stay away from fertilizers that include a lot of nitrogen and fertilizers that have a short release time. As was said before, a plant that receives an excessive quantity of nitrogen would have lush foliage but very few blossoms and very little fruit, if any. That is because nitrogen encourages the growth of chlorophyll, which is responsible for producing chlorophyll.

Pruning, Pinching, Staking

• Remove any new shoots on tomato plants if you are growing them in containers (new, tiny stems and leaves between branches and the main stem). Not only does this make the plant's interior more accessible to sunlight, but it also improves air circulation.
• Attach the plant's stems to the stakes delicately using rags, nylon stockings, twine, or any other type of thread that is not too thick.

• When a plant reaches a height of 12 inches, you should remove the lowest leaves on the stem off the plant by cutting them off at the bottom.

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Recommended Varieties

Two Types Of Tomatoes

• Determinate Tomatoes

The height of tomato plants considered to be of the determinate or bush kind is typically between two and three feet. Tomatoes of this type have a stronger inclination to produce a vast number of ripe fruits simultaneously, which can be pretty beneficial. After the fruit is set, they don't put on much new leaf development, and they usually only produce fruit for a (relatively) brief amount of time. They frequently start producing fruit sooner than the vining forms do and do not wait until the later stages of the growing season to begin generating fruit. That is in contrast to the vining types, which typically start producing fruit later. Culturing determinate tomato plants does not involve the utilization of stakes or cages at any point throughout the growing process. These are the sorts of plants that thrive well when grown in pots and other limited spaces like closets and apartments. The vast majority of paste tomatoes are determinate, which is beneficial when making sauce and preserving it in jars since it allows for greater control over the final product. Because determinate tomato varieties produce fruit at the same time each year, canning is an ideal use for these types of tomatoes.

• Indeterminate Tomatoes

Indeterminate tomato varieties, which are also referred to as vining varieties, are the ones that are responsible for the production of the most significant types of mid- to late-season slicing tomatoes throughout the entirety of the growing season and right up to the first frost. Because indeterminate strains have a larger capacity for leaf growth, their harvests tend to spread more uniformly throughout the growing season. Indica strains, on the other hand, produce their fruits all at once. Indeterminate tomatoes need staking, and they are ideal for individuals who own extensive gardens and can put them to good use. Indeterminate growth is characteristic of most tomato varieties, including beefsteak and cherry tomatoes.

Tomatoes come in a broad range of tastes, colors, and sizes, from grape-sized tomatoes to beefsteak-sized tomatoes and everything in between. Grape tomatoes are the minor variety of tomato accessible. The culinary applications that you want to use such a diverse fruit for should also be taken into consideration while making the selection. For example, tomatoes of the Roma kind are not often eaten fresh from the vine, but they are fantastic for using ketchup and other types of sauces and condiments.

In addition, tomatoes can occasionally be affected by a wide variety of infectious diseases and parasites. When choosing cultivars for your crops, you should always prioritize disease-resistant ones. Because of this, you won't have to worry about any problems.

Existence Of Several Varieties Early 

(fewer than 70 days to harvest)

Even though the flavor of the fruit produced by early-maturing cultivars such as Early Girl may be a little bit less robust than the flavor of fruit produced by later-maturing cultivars, early-maturing cultivars such as Early Girl will produce fruit two to three weeks earlier than mid- or late-season cultivars. For example, Early Girl will produce fruit two to three weeks earlier than mid-season cultivars.

• The "Early Cascade" plant is a trailing indeterminate plant that produces fruit in clusters. This cultivar has a high level of disease resistance.
• One kind of indeterminate tomato plant known as "Early Girl" provides meaty fruit and continues to set fruit throughout the growing season.

Varieties That Are Still Available During The Heart Of The Season 

(70 to 80 days to harvest)

• "Floramerica" refers to a hardy and disease-resistant plant with dense, dark red, and determinate meat.
• A kind of tomato plant that is indeterminate, resistant to disease and breaking, has a meaty, deep flavor, and produces ample yields is referred to as "fantastic."

Varieties That Are Still Available Following The Season 

(80 days or more to harvest)

• An indeterminate heritage tomato variety known as "Amish Paste" produces large plum tomatoes shaped like acorns and carries the name "Amish Paste" in its name. These tomatoes have an exceptionally high moisture content, making them an excellent choice for creating a sauce.

• There are various types of tomatoes, including one called "Brandywine," an indeterminate heritage beefsteak variety that boasts a flavor that strikes the perfect balance between acidity and sweetness.
• The name "Tomato, Roma VF" refers to a determinate cultivar of the tomato plant that is resistant to wilting and produces compact Roma tomatoes. This type is excellent for making paste and preserving in jars since it has a meaty center, very few seeds, and a large yield. Additionally, it has remarkably few roots.

Cherry Tomatoes

• "Sun Gold" has a maturity time of 57 days, is indeterminate, is resistant to Fusarium wilt and tobacco mosaic virus has a tremendous tangerine-orange color on grapelike trusses, and has a taste that is quite sweet. Sun Gold also has a magnificent tangerine-orange color on trusses.
• Cherry variety "Matt's Wild Cherry" is resistant to diseases and has an uncertain growth habit (including blight)
• "Yellow Mini (F1)": 57 days to maturity; indeterminate; delicious, juicy flavor; resistant to splitting, which can be caused by an excessive amount of rain or irregular watering; strong resistance to tobacco mosaic virus "Yellow Mini (F1)": 57 days to maturity; indeterminate; delicious, juicy flavor;

Large Tomatoes

• It is well recognized that the beefsteak, beefmaster, ponderosa, and oxheart cultivars all produce colossal fruit. However, compared to their smaller-fruited cousins, these larger-fruited varieties are typically more susceptible to diseases and skin cracking.

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Harvesting

• Try to extend the time that tomatoes grown in your garden remain attached to their vines.
• Tomatoes are ready to be picked when they are firm to the touch and have a primarily red hue, regardless of the size of the tomato. There may still be some yellow remaining around the stem of the tomato. It is time to pick the tomatoes after they have reached the right hue, which may be orange, yellow, purple, or any other color in the rainbow.
• If temperatures begin to drop and your tomatoes aren't ripening despite your best efforts, you may speed up the process by employing one of the following strategies:

1. After removing the entire plant, brushing it down to get rid of any dirt or debris, and stripping it of its foliage, you should store the plant in an upside-down position in a cellar or a garage. You may do this after the plant has been obliterated.

2. Place the ripe, pale green tomatoes in a paper bag with the stem side facing up and tie the bag closed only loosely. Put the bag in the fridge where it will stay cool. You might also choose to wrap them in newspaper before placing them in a cardboard box, which is still another option. To store, put the item somewhere dark, cold (between 55 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit), and between those temperatures. When temperatures are higher, the R maturation process proceeds more rapidly, but it takes significantly more time when circumstances are lower. Once a week, you should inspect the fruit once a week, and you should throw any mushy, ill, or ripe spots away.

• Never leave tomatoes on a ledge or other exposed surface to ripen in the sun since doing so will cause the tomatoes to go wrong. There is a chance that they will go bad before they are ready to be consumed!
• Watching this movie will provide you with some tips on how to bring immature green tomatoes to their full maturity.
• Certain varieties of tomatoes may offer you the chance to harvest their seeds. Find out the measures that need to be taken here.

How To Store Tomatoes

• Never refrigerate fresh garden tomatoes. If you do that, you will destroy not just the taste of the tomatoes but also their texture, which gives them the flavor of garden tomatoes.
• Before coring and storing whole tomatoes in freezer bags or containers, make sure that the tomatoes are fresh and free of any blemishes. Only then should you prepare them for freezing. After wrapping it up and labeling it, could you place it in the freezer immediately? The skins will readily peel off when they are no longer frozen because of the thawing temperature.
  Continue reading for proper storage methods for tomatoes and other vegetables.

Wit And Wisdom

• Related to the fact that the tomato is native to the United States of America, but it was not historically used as part of a meal in this nation, the tomato has a unique history. That is because this country's tomatoes were not traditionally used as a meal. Spanish explorers brought the seed to Europe for the first time, but it eventually found its way back to the Americas, where it originated.

• In the beginning, people mistakenly believed that tomatoes were harmful; as a result, during the 19th century, the only purpose they were grown was as ornamental plants. Tomatoes were referred to as "The Apple of Paradise" in Germany, while in France, they were known as "The Apple of Love."
• There is a good chance that the misconception that tomatoes are poisonous originated because the plant in question is a member of the Nightshade family, of which there are particular members that are, in fact, poisonous. There is also a good chance that this misconception originated because tomatoes are a Nightshade family member.
• Evidence dating back to 1781 points to Thomas Jefferson as the experimental farmer who produced tomatoes for his visitors.
• Since a significant length of time ago, the issue of whether tomatoes should be categorized as a fruit or a vegetable has been the topic of much discussion and argument.
• If you're experiencing headache pain, consider substituting tomato juice with basil freshly chopped for water in your beverage of choice.

Pests/Diseases

Tomato Problems

If the plants aren't producing any flowers, it's conceivable that they aren't getting enough water or sun. That might be the case, and the flowering process will stop dead in its tracks if there is not enough.

Suppose plants produce a large number of flowers but no fruit. In that case, the issue could be caused by a lack of adequate light, too little water or inconsistent watering, excessively cold or hot temperatures (above 75 degrees Fahrenheit at night and 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the day), or an insufficient number of pollinators. Another possibility is that the plants do not receive enough soil nutrients (bees).

When a plant develops blooms, but those blossoms eventually wither and fall off, the high daily temperatures (above 90 degrees Fahrenheit) are to blame. You may protect your plants from the sun's rays during the hottest part of the day by using row covers or shade cloth to create a shadowed canopy over them.

When humidity levels are low, there is also a possibility that pollination will be badly damaged. The ideal range is somewhere in the vicinity of forty to seventy percent. If the air around the plant has a low humidity level, spraying the plant will help the pollen stick to the plant's surface.

Tomato Pests

Tomatoes are particularly susceptible to the devastation brought on by insect pests. You should be able to avoid getting an infestation of unwelcome insects if you adhere to some fundamental rules, which are as follows:

1. Make it a habit to check on your tomato plants at least once a day, paying particular attention to the areas under the leaves, on the fruit, and near the soil.

2. One of the most successful strategies for eradicating a wide variety of pest insects, such as aphids, off plants is to spray them with a powerful jet stream of water from the garden hose.

3. Get rid of everything that crawls by hand. Handling more enormous insects, such as the Tomato Hornworm, with bare hands before placing them in a container filled with soapy water requires using protective gloves.

4. While the insect is still on the plant, directly apply insecticidal soap to the bites it receives. This strategy is effective for the management of less significant pests such as spider mites and aphids.

5. Follow the manufacturer's application instructions while using horticulture sprays or oils that have been diluted with water. Sprays containing neem oil are efficient in plugging the insects' air holes and preventing them from breathing.

6. If, as a very last resort, you choose to use pesticides like Sevin, you should be aware that there is a chance that you may also kill insects that are beneficial to your garden. That is something that you should take into consideration before making your decision.

Avoiding diseases and other problems that can harm tomatoes should be the primary focus of the vast majority of the work you must put into battling these problems. The following are some recommendations that you may utilize in the fight against diseases that affect tomatoes:

1. Select tomato varieties resistant to a particular disease when establishing your garden. There are disease-resistant tomato codes that you can find on seed or seedling packets of tomatoes (for instance, "F" equals "Fusarium Wilt").

2. At a minimum of once every three years, switch up the crops cultivated in the same area. It is in everyone's best interest to abstain from planting any new plants belonging to the Solanaceous family in the same place. Vegetables such as potatoes, peppers, and eggplants are included in this category.

3. Ensure that there is an effective drainage system in the soil. You should consistently include compost or other organic ingredients in mixing processes.

4. Maintaining a consistent level of water consumption! Do not overwater or immerse. A condition called blossom end rot can be brought on by irrigation that is not applied consistently.

5. Destroy all plants that the illness has infected. Unfortunately, to prevent the infection from continuing during the winter, it is typically essential to remove plants that have been infected and get rid of them. Could you not put it in a compost pile?

6. For the earth to absorb solar radiation, prepare it. You can treat your soil by placing a plastic sheet over it during the hottest part of the summer for six to eight weeks; this will allow the sun to kill any bacteria present in the soil at the time. However, this solution is only recommended if the problem is extremely severe.

Tomato Diseases

• Blossom-End The underside of the tomato rots and develops sections that appear sunken and black as a consequence of an imbalance in calcium brought on by unequal watering. That is the cause of the problem. Please read the linked article for information on possible treatments and prevention actions.

• Fungi are the root cause of the disease known as Early Blight, which is responsible for the wilting and falling off of leaves. Blight is more likely to appear in July when there is both a high humidity level and warm temperatures throughout the day and the night. That is because blight flourishes in situations that are warm and damp. The disease initially presents as spots on the lower leaves and stems of the plant. These spots are half an inch in diameter, brown to black, and spherical. If you catch the disease in its early stages and prune away any infected leaves, there's a possibility that your plant will pull through and live to see another day. Tomatoes grown outside require the highest amount of protection, which may be provided by providing a well-ventilated atmosphere and regularly cutting the lower leaves as the tomatoes mature. Because of this, the tomatoes will grow more swiftly due to being exposed to the sun for a more extended time than they would have been otherwise.
• The fungus that causes Late Blight is responsible for the formation of moldy, gray spots on the leaves and fruit of infected plants, which eventually become brown. These patches may be identified by their characteristic brown color. The consistently damp weather contributes to the illness's spread and makes the condition significantly worse. Unfortunately, there is no treatment available for late blight once the disease has already spread to your tomato plant once it has been afflicted. You may get more information on picking tomatoes resistant to blight by visiting our blog.

• The mosaic virus causes the leaves to become mottled with yellow and also causes the new growth to become elongated and twisted. Additionally, the leaves get spotted with yellow, and Additionally, it causes the leaves to take on an abnormal shape. Sadly, you must throw unhealthy plants away, and you shouldn't consider putting them in the compost pile.
• The symptoms of fusarium wilt include yellowing and wilting of plant tissue, which first manifests on one side of the plant and then moves up the plant as the fungus performs its job. Unfortunately, once a plant has been afflicted with this disease, it must be discarded because you can no longer salvage it in its current state.
• Fungi are the source of the illness known as powdery mildew, which can cause the leaves to get coated in a delicate white material or develop patches of white. Taking action to cope with it is entirely within our power. For additional information, kindly visit the website that has been provided.
• If the fruit grows at a rate that is too rapid for the skin to keep up with, the fruit's skin will crack. In most cases, this results from insufficient or uneven irrigation, which is caused by climatological conditions such as, for example (stormy periods mixed with dry periods). To maintain a steady moisture level in the soil, it is essential to regularly water and mulches your plants.

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Recipes

• Spinach-Stuffed Tomatoes
• Tomato Herb Bread
• Skillet Chicken With Fresh Tomatoes
• Chicken-Stuffed Tomatoes
• Fresh Tomato Tart
• Cherry Tomato And Beet Crostini
• Fresh Tomato And Zucchini AU Gratin

Cooking Notes

Tomatoes are a great meal option because they are nutritious and low in calories. One tomato that is of medium size has just 35 calories. Yet, it still manages to provide 57 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for vitamin C, 25 percent of the RDA for vitamin A, and 8 percent of the RDA for iron.

Enjoy the taste of tomatoes grown fresh from the garden at any time of the year by canning them and preserving the flavor. If you are looking for information on how to can tomatoes, please refer to this website.

Because dried tomatoes are a popular snack option for many people, we'll show you how to dry your tomatoes so you can make them at home.

Tomatoes plants are warm season crops that flourish in hot temperatures but are prone to harm if exposed to low temperatures. Tomatoes can only be cultivated during summer since the plants are so sensitive. Once the seeds have germinated, it is essential to refrain from placing the young plants in the ground too early after they have emerged.