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Rating Tomatoes – Always Learning

January 29, 2018

I ordered my tomato seeds today, and even an old dog like me has learned new tricks. I know – I overshared a bit…

Preserving Summer – Heirloom Tomatoes

September 14, 2014

Tomatoes seem to know when they should ripen – and it’s never at a convenient time. I’ve been traveling for the past three weeks…

How to grow the healthiest tomatoes

June 12, 2013

My tomato seedlings are strong and have good root growth, thanks to my new fertilizer which is lower in nitrogen, and rich with micro…

How to grow tomatoes from seed.

April 18, 2013

It’s the perfect time to sow tomato seedlings. It’s ok if you accidentally sowed them too thickly like this, tomatoes transplant well at most…

My Convincing Argument – Grafted Tomatoes Prove That Their Worth It

August 20, 2012

MASSIVE FLOWER TRUSSES ON A GRAFTED SWEET 100 TOMATO PLANT – 7 FEET TALL, AND NO SIGN OF FALL BLIGHT – ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. I…

Harvest Time – Canning Heirloom Tomatoes

September 13, 2011

As many of you know, I was raised in a canning family. My mom canned hundreds of jars of most every vegetable there was,…

Planting Tomatoes 101

June 3, 2011

PROPER SOIL PREP IS AS IMPORTANT AS CHOOSING SMALL, HEALTHY SEEDLINGS. It can be a simple task, or and elaborate one, either way many…

Mark my words, you will do this: Grafting Tomatoes

January 31, 2011

HEIRLOOM TOMATOES FROM MY GARDEN LAST SEPTEMBER, TYPICALLY PRONE TO DISEASES, IF THESE WERE GRAFTED PLANTS, I COULD INCREASE MY HARVEST BY 200%, ORGANICALLY….

Heirloom Tomatoes and Heirloom Eggs

September 13, 2010

Oh, sweet tomato. These heirloom varieties all grown from seed that I purchased from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds are from only a handful of…

Godzilla vs. Phytophthora infestans – or The year of Zero Tomatoes

August 2, 2009

You may be noticing that tomatoes are doing poorly this year. We may have to worry about the H1N1 Swine Flu, but Tomatoes are…