
Growing Tomatoes from Planting to Harvest
Tomatoes are nutritious and low in calories. One medium-sized tomato provides 57% of the recommended daily allotment (RDA) of vitamin C, 25% RDA vitamin A, and 8% RDA iron, yet it has only 35 calories.
Capture the garden-fresh taste of tomatoes all year long! See this helpful post on how to can tomatoes.
Many people also love dried tomatoes, so learn how to dry your own tomatoes here.
See our Best Tomato Recipes Ever!
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I have started 3 tomato plants in containers inside my house. They are now 18" in height but have very few branches. Is this normal?
My big new tomatoes (still green) are getting holes (bugs) can I save them, I don't see any bugs, very frustrating
Hi Danielle, We are sorry to hear about the issues with your tomato crop. It must be quite frustrating, especially since you can not see what is causing the holes. Some of the more common pests are the tomato fruitworm and tomato hornworm. Whatever is creating the holes in your tomatoes is likely causing damage and promoting decay to the inside of the fruit as well. It is best to get rid of the severely affected tomatoes and then keep a watchful eye for pests in an attempt to salvage what remains of your crop.
I sliced open an over ripe tomato and it was filled with sprouted seeds. I scooped them out and put them in an inch of potting soil. I now have a forest of 2 inch tall seedlings. Will they produce the same kind of tomatoes as the tomato they came in?
Tomatoes are self-fertile, so it’s possible that the tomato plant pollinated itself and produced this tomato, in which case the seeds will essentially be the same as their parent. However, if it was cross-pollinated by other tomatoes, then these seeds will be hybrids and may not be exactly the same. So, there’s really no way to know without growing them, unfortunately! Any changes are likely to be small, so if you want to give these seedlings a shot, it could be a fun experiment.
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