varieties of tomatoes

Growing Cherry Tomatoes – Tips on How to Grow Cherry Tomatoes

Cherry tomatoes are a favorite of many gardeners. Cherry tomatoes have a few advantages over some of the larger tomato varieties that make them a must have in many tomato gardens. Here's a few tips on how to grow cherry tomatoes.

Heirloom Tomatoes – Color a Rainbow with Heirloom Tomatoes

People attribute many different advantages to heirloom tomatoes. Fresh taste, the ability to save your own seeds, time tested hardiness in the environment are just a few. But one often overlooked characteristic of heirloom tomatoes is the variation in color. Here's a look at the choices of colors available in heirloom tomatoes.

Brandywine Tomatoes – A Popular Heirloom Tomato

There is a a lot of attention these days by tomato gardeners on heirloom tomatoes. Many consider them to have superior taste to some of the more recent hybrids, and one of the most popular heirloom

Home Garden Tomato Varieties – Tomatoes to Grow In the Home Garden

There are several types and literally hundreds of varieties of tomatoes to choose from. What do the different types mean, and which types work well in the home garden. Here's a quick look at the types of tomatoes that might work well in the home garden.

Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden

Some tomato varieties are bred to work well for commercial growers. Usually these have an emphasis on long shelf life and ability to withstand shipping. But the tomato varieties for the home gardener are usually better tasting and more succulent. Let's examine the different tomato varieties.

Saving Tomato Seeds – A Look at How to Save Tomato Seeds

One thing that comes up especially with heirloom tomato plants is the need to save seeds from one year to the next.  Of course with hybrid plants, this won't do much as the seeds aren't true to the parents.  But for many heirloom plants this is a good way to get seeds for rare tomato varieties that are hard to find.  You'll find some instructions to save tomato seeds below.

Heirloom Tomatoes – What Are Heirloom Tomatoes and Why Grow Them?

It's not uncommon to hear references to heirloom tomatoes.  It's easy to see that they are prized by many gardeners, but for the novice gardener the term may be confusing.  Here's a look at what makes a particular variety an heirloom tomato, and some varieties that you may want to try in your tomato garden, or even on the patio in a hanging tomato planter.

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