Tomatoes

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Tomatoes

Tomatoes

Other Common Names

There are many named tomato varieties.

Classification: Fruit

Solanum lycopersicum

Specific Features:
  •   Vine Fruit
  •   Salad Vegetable
  •   Garden Worthy
  •   Nightshades
  •   Edible Raw: YES
  Important Seasons
  •   Year-round
  •   Summer
A Native Delight

Although usually considered a vegetable, the tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum ) is actually a fruit since a fruit is the seed bearing, editable part of a plant. The tomato has a long history of cultivation. Indigenous to the Americas, it dates back to the ancient Aztec and Inca civilizations.

By the middle of the 19th century the tomato had become a favorite produce of the farmer's market and a great source of pride for backyard gardeners everywhere.

Today the tomato continues to sit high on the list of requisite ingredients for a thousand and one delicious and healthy recipes. And where can you find the freshest, best tasting tomato? Ask anyone: in the backyard garden, of course!

Varieties Include:

  • Black Krim
  • Brandywine Yellow
  • Cherokee Purple
  • Early Girl
  • German Head
  • Great White
  • Green Grape
  • Heirloom Goldie
  • Heirloom Pineapple
  • Heirloom Prvdens Purple
  • Hillbilly
  • Jelly Bean
  • Mortgage Lifter
  • Oregon Spring Celebrity
  • Sugar Lump
  • Sun Gold
  • Sweet Gold
  • Yellow Pear
  Growing Tips

Tomato plants are a very good use of space in a sun drenched garden. They are easy to grow, even in containers. They do love water.

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