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- How do you pick a good tomato plant?
- What are the best tomatoes to plant in a garden?
- What is the best tasting tomato to grow?
- Which is better Big Boy or Better Boy tomatoes?
- What is the most popular tomato?
- What are the 2 types of tomato plants?
- What is the best sandwich tomato?
- What is the most disease resistant tomato plant?
- How many tomato plants do I need for a family of 4?
- What are the best tomatoes to eat raw?
- Which country has the best tomatoes?
- What is so special about heirloom tomatoes?
How do you pick a good tomato plant?
Examine the leaves. Look for leaves with uniform color no yellow or brown spots. Choose plants with 4-6 leaves. Check out the stem.
What are the best tomatoes to plant in a garden?
21 of the Best Heirloom Tomato Varieties
- Ace 55-VF. A vigorous determinate bush variety, this plant matures in about 80 to 85 days. ...
- Amish Paste. There's no better plum variety for sauces and canning than this meaty red one, and we have the Amish of Wisconsin to thank for it. ...
- Arkansas Traveler. ...
- Black Cherry. ...
- Black Krim. ...
- Black Russian. ...
- Bonny Best. ...
- Brandywine.
What is the best tasting tomato to grow?
For rich, balanced flavor try Bonnie Original, Big Beef, Red Beefsteak heirloom, Better Boy, flavor favorite Cherokee Purple, and any All America Winner. Full-size tomatoes with sweet or low-acid characteristics include Lemon Boy, Mr. Stripey heirloom, Bush Goliath, and Black Prince heirloom tomato.
Which is better Big Boy or Better Boy tomatoes?
Things such as better disease resistance, color, meatiness, size and ease of growth. The Better Boy's parents are the Big Boy and the Lemon Boy. Both of which are still available and popular in their own right, but the Better Boy has surpassed both of them in popularity with both commercial and individual producers.
What is the most popular tomato?
Summer Means a Bounty of Tomatoes: Here's How to Use Your Beefsteaks, Brandywines, and More
- Beefsteak. Large and meaty, this smooth red fruit is an excellent all-purpose tomato. ...
- Cherokee Purple. This heirloom tomato is prized for its rich color and concentrated sweetness. ...
- Plum. ...
- Green Zebra. ...
- Cherry. ...
- Brandywine.
What are the 2 types of tomato plants?
Tomato plants have one of two growth habits:
- Determinate varieties grow to a certain height (usually 2 to 3 feet), set fruit, and then concentrate on ripening that fruit.
- Indeterminate varieties keep growing taller and taller, setting and ripening fruit until they're killed by frost.
What is the best sandwich tomato?
What they're good for: Slicing for salads, sandwiches or burgers. What they are: Shaped more like cylinders, plum and roma tomatoes are best for processing and canning. They typically have fewer seeds and are generally a better choice in the off-season. Romas are a type of plum tomato.
What is the most disease resistant tomato plant?
While US gardeners have plenty of choices among disease-resistant tomatoes, the only up-to-date variety available in the UK appears to be 'Jasper', which has earned an RHS Award of Merit. The variety Jeremy grew with such excellent results was 'Fantasio', which likely has single-gene resistance to late blight.
How many tomato plants do I need for a family of 4?
Planting a vegetable garden for a family
| Crop (number of plants per ft. of row) | Number of plants per person | Number of plants for a family of 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Squash (1 plant/6 ft. of row) | 1-2 plants | 3 plants |
| Tomato (1 plant/2 ft. of row) | 2-4 plants | 4-6 plants |
| Zucchini (1 plant/3 ft. of row) | 1-2 plants | 4 plants |
What are the best tomatoes to eat raw?
Cherry and heirloom tomatoes usually have excellent flavor when eaten raw. The same tomato variety can taste different, though, depending on where it is grown. Tomatoes grown in volcanic soil have more flavor than those grown in sandy soils.
Which country has the best tomatoes?
The biggest producer of tomatoes in 2016 was China by far with more than 50 million tons harvested, followed by India, USA, Turkey and Egypt. Italy, Iran, Spain, Brazil and Mexico complete the top 10. Overall tomatoes are harvested in more than 170 countries.
What is so special about heirloom tomatoes?
The seeds are what make an heirloom tomato an heirloom tomato. They are passed down from season to season, taken by the farmers from the tomato plants that produced the best fruit. ... Heirloom tomatoes are also often open-pollinated, which means that they are pollinated naturally, by birds, insects, wind, or human hands.
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