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/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/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