Home Grown Tomatoes – Key Ingredients to a Bountiful Harvest Guy
Clark said it best in his song, “Only two things that money
can’t buy: that’s true love and homegrown tomatoes.” Planning
ahead for the summer season for many people includes picnics
with skewers or fresh BLT sandwiches or a favorite salad with a
variety of colorful vegetables – best if they are fresh from
their own garden. None of these scenes are complete without one
special ingredient: homegrown tomatoes! The first step in
growing tomatoes is deciding whether to grow from a tomato seed
or purchasing a tomato plant. Tomato plants are favored by many
growers. This is a big time saver, but lacks the satisfaction at
harvest of knowing you nurtured the plant from a seed. If the
growers decide to grow from the tomato plant, a healthy plant
must be selected. The leaves should be inspected for yellowing
or spotting, indicating a less than ideal tomato. Next, check
the tags on the plants to determine the disease resistance.
Different plants are suscep