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/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! Related Posts:Tomato GardenGrowing Tomatoes in FloridaWhat is Compost?Germinating Tomato SeedsHybrid Tomatoes]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/homegrown-tomatoes-2010-spring-garden/feed/ 0 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/heirloom-tomatoes/heirloom-tomato-report/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/heirloom-tomatoes/heirloom-tomato-report/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:11:44 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=480 I thought I’d update you with an heirloom tomato report, on how these wonderful plants are growing in the garden.  I’ve had extremely unsettled weather from January through last week (beginning of March) and the tomatoes have taken it with differing results.  Here’s a homegrown heirloom tomato report! Heirloom Tomatoes in the Garden First, in case you aren’t [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/heirloom-tomatoes/heirloom-tomato-report/feed/ 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-plant-updates/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-plant-updates/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:43:58 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=408 Here are some tomato plant updates for the week (as well as tomato seed updates).  Sorry I haven’t been around much this week — I’ve been busy with my tomatoes (not to mention with my other veggies). Supersweet 100 I mentioned in my first tomato update post that I had three SuperSweet 100 plants, and I was going [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-plant-updates/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/interesting-source-for-tomato-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/interesting-source-for-tomato-seeds/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:50:51 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=378 I’m always on the lookout for new kinds of tomato seeds — what can I say, I want to try them all!  And today I found a new one that I hadn’t even thought of. Ebay, of all places!  Yep, tomato seeds (hybrid, open-polinated and heirloom) just waiting for someone to scoop them up. Hybrid Seeds Interestingly enough, [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/interesting-source-for-tomato-seeds/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomatoes-for-a-new-gardener/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomatoes-for-a-new-gardener/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:22:35 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=296 If you’re just starting out with your garden, you may want to know some good “beginner” tomatoes.  What are some tomato varieties that are easy to grow, good to eat and fun to watch develop? Tip #1 for a New Tomato Garden If you’ve never grown tomatoes before, I suggest growing just three plants your first season.  [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomatoes-for-a-new-gardener/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/planting-tomato-seeds-today/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/planting-tomato-seeds-today/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:10:46 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=277 Today was a day for tending to my tomatoes.  Between planting tomato seeds, re-potting seedlings and transfering larger seedlings to the garden, it’s been busy.  But a fun kind of busy, because the weather was gorgeous and it was nice being out in the fresh air and sunshine. Tomato Varieties – Re-Potted OK, first was transplanting some [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/planting-tomato-seeds-today/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds-update/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds-update/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:30:04 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=235 In my previous post about germinating tomato seeds, I mentioned that I had planted quite a few seeds that were at least 10 years old.  While I expected some of these seeds to germinate (I do have some rare seeds in my collection), I wasn’t expecting a high germination rate.  At most, I was hoping [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds-update/feed/ 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:51:24 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=171 Germinating tomato seeds, or more specifically growing tomatoes from seeds, really isn’t that difficult.  Using seeds, you can grow a whole lot more varieties than what you find in your local garden shop. If you’re adventurous, why not try growing a new variety (or varieties) of tomatoes from seeds?  Maybe some heirloom tomatoes, while you’re at [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/germinating-tomato-seeds/feed/ 5 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/heirloom-tomatoes/heirloom-tomato-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/heirloom-tomatoes/heirloom-tomato-seeds/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:01:44 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=114 Heirloom tomato seeds aren’t any more difficult to plant than hybrid tomato seeds.  The trick is finding the seeds you want to grow — and there is quite a variety! But before I talk more about the seeds, let’s talk a little about what makes an heirloom tomato an heirloom. About Heirloom Tomatoes So what exactly is an [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/heirloom-tomatoes/heirloom-tomato-seeds/feed/ 5