http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com Mmmmm - Delicious! Sat, 14 May 2011 18:45:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/hybrid-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-a-few-weeks-later/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/hybrid-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-a-few-weeks-later/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:22:36 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=636 It’s my first report on my hybrid tomatoes (see the original post here at hybrid tomato experiment).   So how are all the plants doing?  Well, there’s good news and bad news — here’s what’s happening. I planted 8 F2 seeds, and all sprouted — good news so far, especially since they looked pretty good.  Too bad [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/hybrid-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes-a-few-weeks-later/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/hybrid-tomatoes/hybrid-tomato-experiment/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/hybrid-tomatoes/hybrid-tomato-experiment/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:24:47 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=626 This year in my tomato garden instead of growing heirloom tomatoes, I am growing all hybrid tomatoes. So why the change? It’s because I’m doing hybrid tomato experiment. Let’s see what’s going on. A Review of Hybrid Tomatoes So what is a hybrid? A hybrid is a plant that has two different parents. For example one parent [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/hybrid-tomatoes/hybrid-tomato-experiment/feed/ 3 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/black-prince-tomato/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/black-prince-tomato/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:07:25 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=613 The Black Prince tomato variety is a bit on the unusual side.  First, it’s a very different shade — neither red nor black. Next, it’s more of an oval shape, instead of round or beefsteak or even the standard “paste tomato” shape. The picture you see here is one that’s pretty well ripe; you can see that [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/black-prince-tomato/feed/ 0 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! And here’s the same garden, two weeks later! ]]> 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/ 2 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