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/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/when-bunnies-invade/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/when-bunnies-invade/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:07:08 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=476 It’s a sad day when you go to the garden to admire your newly planted tomatoes and see the tops gnawed off.  The bunnies are back, and they have invaded the garden. No, I hadn’t put up fences this year; the rabbits had apparently taken a hiatus, and I haven’t seen any around for the past [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/when-bunnies-invade/feed/ 2 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/green-tomatoes-anyone/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/green-tomatoes-anyone/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:35:43 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=441 I went out a little while ago to check on the tomato plants. The weather has been quite unsettled lately, so I wanted to check and make sure everyone was doing OK. I brought my camera out with me, and I shot a few pictures of a few of my tomatoes-to-be. Some are (I [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/green-tomatoes-anyone/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-plants-or-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-plants-or-seeds/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:40:23 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=429 Should you buy tomato plants or grow from seeds?  There are some good arguments both ways, and I sometimes do both.  Let’s look at the advantages and disadvantages of each. Buying Tomato Plants There are two main things you need to be concerned with, when buying tomato plants for your garden. First, how do the plants look?  Are [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-plants-or-seeds/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/saving-tomato-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/saving-tomato-seeds/#comments Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:19:53 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=266 Saving tomato seeds isn’t terribly difficult, although it can get a wee bit on the aromatic side.  Here are some tips on how to save tomato seeds. Know Your Tomato Variety The first thing is you need to know if the tomato variety you want to save the seeds from is a hybrid or open-pollinated. A hybrid is [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-seeds/saving-tomato-seeds/feed/ 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-cages/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-cages/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:21:44 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=135 If you plan to grow large vining tomato plants, you may want to use tomato cages.  What exactly is a tomato cage, though, and how do they work? What is a Tomato Cage? A tomato cage is a generic term for a tomato plant support, that supports the plant on at least three sides.  A tomato cage can [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-cages/feed/ 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-diseases/tomato-plant-diseases/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-diseases/tomato-plant-diseases/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:07:32 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=29 Uh-oh, you’ve survived the tomato insects, only to be confronted with tomato plant diseases.  There is hope, and most can be treated organically. Let’s take a look at the diseases that can wilt, blight or kill your garden-grown tomato plants. Tomato Plant Diseases Some of the diseases reduce the number of fruits, but leave them edible; some don’t. [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-diseases/tomato-plant-diseases/feed/ 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-terms-to-know/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-terms-to-know/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:30:17 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=3 So, you’re taking the tomato growing step — having lush, ripe, flavorful tomatoes for your kitchen (and your tastebuds).  Congratulations!  You’ll be thrilled when you bite into your first ripe tomato, fresh from the vine.  It’s a taste like no other. But before you buy that packet of seeds or run to the garden shop for [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-terms-to-know/feed/ 1