Without a doubt - tomatoes are the most important crop we grow
in our garden. In fact, we use ourhome-grown tomatoes and tomato
based products nearly 365 days a year. In thesummertime - we eat
them right off the vine, in salads, hamburgers, sauces andmore.
In the fall and winter months, we enjoy the tomato juice,
vegetable soup,chili, salsa, pasta sauce, pizza sauce, and
ketchup that we have canned orfrozen from the summer's bounty.
Here are some valuablehints, tips and tricks we have learned
over the years to grow a bumper crop oftomatoes: 1. The When,
HowAnd Where Of Planting Tomatoes: WHEN TO PLANT: Tomatoes are
just about the last thing that getplanted in our garden.
Tomatoes love warm soil and warm weather. Ifyou plant them too
early in your growing season, they can really struggle. It'snot
just about preventing frost. Cold, damp spring temperatures can
make themmore susceptible to disease, rot and lethargic growth.
Here in this partof Ohio, most of our garden goes in around the
15th of May. If its nicea