Should You Prune Tomato Plants?
Vegetable gardeners have argued for years about whether tomato plants should be pruned or not. Some gardeners are very religious about their pruning, while others could care less. So which gardener is right? I have had successful tomato crops when I pruned and also when I didn’t prune the plants. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of pruning your tomato plants: Continue »
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8 Unusual Items For Fertilizing Tomatoes
Just about every tomato grower has a secret weapon for growing those perfect tomatoes. There are just about as many different methods that people use to grow tomatoes as there are tomato varieties. Organic gardening methods have brought about many homemade tomato (all vegetables really) fertilizers and techniques – not to mention the plight to be more frugal. Here are eight strange things that I have used, seen, read, or heard about for fertilizing tomatoes. Some of these are fairly common in vegetable gardening, while there are a few that just seem plain weird. Continue »
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Choosing The Best Tomato Supports
There are almost as many options for supporting tomato plants as there are tomato varieties to choose from. If you are new to growing tomatoes, the decision of choosing the proper supports for your tomatoes can be daunting. The one thing to remember is there really is no right or wrong solution for supporting tomatoes – which ever system that you are comfortable with and what works best for your situation. Continue »
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12 Uses For Your Preserved Tomatoes During Winter
You have worked hard growing and harvesting all those tomatoes during the summer and fall, and have a pantry or freezer full of preserved tomatoes. Have you ever stopped and stared at all those tomatoes and wondered what to do with them? If this has happened to you, perhaps you need some different ideas on how to use those tomatoes – here are twelve (or so) ideas: Continue »
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Black Krim – January 2010 Tomato of the Month
January 1, 2010 by Tee
Filed under Monthly Posts
The Tomato of the Month for January 2010 is the Black Krim Tomato. The Black Krim is an heirloom tomato that has gained much popularity in the last few years. The Black Krim is highly regarded for its excellent, yet bold taste, and medium to large size. This tomato can vary in color ranging from a reddish brown hue towards the bottom of the fruit, then darkening to greenish-dark purple shoulders. Just a pinch of salt is needed to enhance the flavor, since this tomato already has a slight salty taste. Continue »
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10 Great Vegetable Gardening Books To Read During Winter
I mentioned in yesterday’s post, 5 Ways To Improve Your Gardening Skills and Knowledge, that reading was a good way to improve your overall knowledge about growing your own vegetables. I would like to take the time to share with you my favorite gardening books that I read during the winter. Most of these books are favorites of many gardeners, and they are surely going to give you a lot of knowledge and advice towards becoming a more successful vegetable gardener.
Some people may ask, “Why read about gardening during the winter?”. Well, it is my opinion that the winter is the best time to catch up on reading, and possibly delve into a subject that you are interested in learning more about. Plus, reading my favorite gardening books during the winter keeps my anticipation about the upcoming coming season at an all time high!
Here are my ten favorite vegetable gardening books: Continue »
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Looking Back at 2009 – Tomatoes
We are coming closer to the end of 2009, so I figured it would be a good time to review some of the posts that were presented here on Veggie Gardener during the year. Each day I will have a “Looking Back at 2009″ post for each main category. Today will feature the Looking Back at 2009 – Tomatoes. I have picked out five posts pertaining to growing tomatoes that were posted in 2009.
As I said, today’s post will feature Tomatoes, Tuesday will feature the Composting posts, Wednesday will feature the How-to posts, and Thursday will bring some posts from the Blog section. I thoroughly enjoyed writing these, and hope that you gain something from reading them. Continue »
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Roma – September Tomato of the Month
September 1, 2009 by Tee
Filed under Monthly Posts
The Tomato of the month for September 2009 is the Roma tomato. Roma tomatoes are one of the most popular tomatoes grown in home gardens and commercially. The Roma’s appeal comes from its great flavor and many culinary uses.
Roma tomatoes are determinate tomatoes that are plum-shaped, and can be found in red, yellow and orange varieties. They feature a very meaty inside with very few seeds which makes them perfect for canning, and making sauces. Roma tomatoes are also great in salsa, pizza sauce, and creating dried tomatoes. Continue »
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Tomato – Fruit or Vegetable?
Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable? That is a question that has been around since the discovery of the tomato. There are many different views and opinions on whether a tomato is classified as a fruit or as a vegetable. Generally when we think of fruit, we think of a sweet apple or peach, while a vegetable is more savory.
In truth, a tomato is botanically a fruit. According to thefreedictionary.com a fruit is: Continue »
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Scenes From The Garden – August 16
Today I decided to go out to the garden and snap a few pictures of various things going on in my garden. I ended up taking a lot of pictures. These pictures are of various things ranging from some of the plants that are growing, to different insects (including some not so friendly pests).
I hope you enjoy some of the pictures from around my garden on August 16th. Continue »
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