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/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/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 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/growing-tomatoes/tomato-colors/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-colors/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:52:42 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=334 Tomato colors are kind of tricky; red isn’t the only color in the pallet.  If you’ve spent any time with seed catalogs or read any books on tomatoes, you’ll see references to yellow, pink, orange, bicolor, green, purple, chocolate, white  and black.  About the only color I haven’t heard of is blue! Still, the colors aren’t [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/tomato-colors/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:58:23 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=213 Hybrid tomatoes sometimes get a bad rap.  While I will agree that most heirloom tomatoes have a better overall taste, let’s face it – any homegrown tomato will taste better than one from the grocery store! So why are hybrid tomatoes looked down upon at times?  Are they truly worth growing?  And what makes a hybrid different [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/hybrid-tomatoes/feed/ 3 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/growing-tomatoes-in-florida/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/growing-tomatoes-in-florida/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:44:43 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=126 Growing tomatoes in Florida, especially in South Florida, is something that I have a great deal of experience with.  So, for all you Florida gardeners, here are some tips for growing some luscious, vine-ripe tomatoes of your own! Seasons for Growing Tomatoes in Florida – Winter Here in South Florida, you can grow tomatoes practically year-round…with some [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/growing-tomatoes/growing-tomatoes-in-florida/feed/ 1 http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-facts/tomato-fun-facts/ http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-facts/tomato-fun-facts/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:26:10 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/?p=9 There are a lot of tomato questions, apart from how to actually grow them.  This is more of a fun facts page, where you find out what you didn’t know that you didn’t know about tomatoes! So let’s get going and enjoy! Tomato Fun Facts Where Did Tomatoes Come From? The tomato is a New World addition to [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-tomatoes.com/tomato-facts/tomato-fun-facts/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