http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com Mmmmm - Delicious! Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:22:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/homegrown-tomatoes-2010-spring-garden/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/homegrown-tomatoes-2010-spring-garden/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:22:00 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=609 So it’s Spring 2010 and tomato plants are a growin’! I thought I’d make a video of a walk in part of my tomato garden, instead of just talking about it. Hope you enjoy! Related Posts:Growing Tomatoes in FloridaSuperSweet 100 Cherry TomatoesGreen Tomato Pie RecipeTomato Fun FactsTomato Cages]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/homegrown-tomatoes-2010-spring-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-recipes/green-tomato-pie-recipe/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-recipes/green-tomato-pie-recipe/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 15:59:41 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=594 The first time I ever had green tomato pie was almost my last.  More accurately, I never would have tried a piece if I had known it was made from green tomatoes.  How I would have lost out!  Since then I have tried a few different recipes, with varying results.  But this week I’ve had to [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-recipes/green-tomato-pie-recipe/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-red-bush-who-are-you/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-red-bush-who-are-you/#comments Thu, 07 May 2009 10:57:46 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=588 I have a tomato I am calling Red Bush, for lack of a better name.  I bought a pack of White Bush seeds from a major seed-seller (Johnny’s).  I planted some of the seeds, and got a surprise. Red Bush – Who Are You? When it comes to tomato colors, red is dominant over white.  So my [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-red-bush-who-are-you/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/supersweet-100-cherry-tomatoes/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/supersweet-100-cherry-tomatoes/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:16:41 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=576 SuperSweet 100 cherry tomatoes are fun to grow. And what’s really nice is that the cherry tomatoes they produce are nice and true to their name – sweet! A Little About SuperSweet 100 This particular tomato is an improved variety over Sweet 100.  And supposedly a relative of Sweet Million.  It’s a hybrid tomato, so plants grown [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/supersweet-100-cherry-tomatoes/feed/ 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/great-tomato-experiment/great-tomato-experiment-revisited/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/great-tomato-experiment/great-tomato-experiment-revisited/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:45:50 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=569 I’ve had a bit of a setback on The Great Tomato Experiement; I ran into a stretch of bad weather, followed by what I think was possibly an overdose of potassium.  As a result, all three plants are in sad, sad shape.  In fact, so sad that I am starting over! What Will I Do Differently? First, [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/great-tomato-experiment/great-tomato-experiment-revisited/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-part-2/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-part-2/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:18:28 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=563 I talked about hybrid tomatoes in part 1 of this post.  Now that we’ve discussed the cherry varieties, let’s talk about how the slicer-size hybrids are doing in the garden. Hybrid Tomatoes in the Garden Just as a review, I have the following slicer-sized hybrid tomato plants in the garden: Celebrity Bush (determinate slicer) Fabulous (determinate slicer) Goliath Bush (determinate [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-part-2/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-2/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-2/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:02:08 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=547 Hybrid tomatoes are deliberate crosses between two different tomato varieties.  Hybrid tomato plants are often thought of as being more productive or disease resistant – but not as great tasting as heirloom tomatoes.  Is that true? And how are these hybrid tomato plants doing in my garden? Hybrid Tomato Varieties Although I mostly grow heirloom or [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-2/feed/ 2 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/container-growing/can-i-grow-cherry-tomatoes-in-a-container/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/container-growing/can-i-grow-cherry-tomatoes-in-a-container/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:03:46 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=528 If you’re asking, “Can I grow cherry tomatoes in a container – successfully?” then the answer is yes – with a few small qualifications. Here’s what you need to know about growing your cherry tomato plant in a pot/container. Growing Cherry Tomato Plants – Soil First off, growing cherry tomato plants really isn’t any different from growing [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/container-growing/can-i-grow-cherry-tomatoes-in-a-container/feed/ 2 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/heirlooms-in-the-garden/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/heirlooms-in-the-garden/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:43:21 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=518 The heirlooms in the garden are growing strong!  With 2 days of gentle rain, the plants are rocketing skyward.  Who said hybrids were the only ones to grow fast? I mentioned in my post for the last heirloom tomato report that I’d post some photos.  I just walked out to the garden, camera in hand, so here [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/heirlooms-in-the-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/great-tomato-experiment/gt-experiment-report-1/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/great-tomato-experiment/gt-experiment-report-1/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:00:08 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=493 The Great Tomato Experiment is underway!  This is the first report of the series, and the race is just beginning. While you can read the full story behind The Great Tomato Experiment, a summary is as follows: There are three plants, grown from seed from the same packet (plant variety is the heirloom tomato Pineapple).  One plant is [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/great-tomato-experiment/gt-experiment-report-1/feed/ 0