With an annual per capita consumption of more than 20 kg per year, tomatoes have been the undisputed leader in the ranking of the most popular vegetables for years. Nevertheless, the range of varieties in retail has always left a lot…
Category: Tomatoes – varieties, cultivation and care
Cocktail tomatoes are the smallest tomatoes. They are also called party, cherry, mini or cherry tomatoes. There are many varieties and new ones are added every year. The fruit is popular and because it is easy to grow, demand is high. The culture is…
If you want to sow your own tomatoes, you have a large selection of different, old and rare tomato varieties. Growing your own tomatoes takes a little more effort, but it’s not that difficult. The choice of the right seeds, the right…
Homegrown tomatoes really do taste like tomatoes. In contrast to the vast majority of tomatoes on the market, which are picked when they are still unripe and are supposed to ripen further on the way to sale. Tomatoes belong to the climacteric,…
“Winning, harvesting, drying, pickling, fermenting, storing, etc. tomato seeds yourself” sounds terribly complicated. But it isn’t, you “harvest” tomato seeds every time you prepare a tomato for seedless cooking. Ultimately, fermenting and pickling means throwing tomato seeds in a liquid. Drying tomato seeds…
Fresh tomatoes are a treat. If they come from their own cultivation, they taste twice as good, because the hobby gardener knows for sure that they have not been genetically modified or even irradiated. A private garden is not absolutely necessary, because…
Anyone who grows tomatoes in their own garden experiences first-hand how much a good harvest depends on the weather: if the summer is warm and dry, then the plants will grow a lush harvest, but if the summer is cool…
Diseases have a tradition as long as that of growing tomatoes in the home garden. These include late blight, late blight, gray mold and other afflictions. Instead of giving up the unique pleasure of home-grown tomatoes for this reason, you will learn…
The tomato is one of the favorite plants to be grown by home gardeners at home. No wonder, since tomatoes are actually very easy to grow and produce a lot of delicious harvest with an aroma that is usually not found…
Home-grown tomatoes are something completely different than bought ones: the taste is worlds better. They are significantly fresher and not as watery. If you have a garden, you can grow tomatoes without problems with a lack of space. But there are also suitable…