GARDEN/TOMATO BLOGS
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How We Classify Our Tomato Seasons
How We Classify Our Tomato Seasons We Use When Growing Tomatoes When growing tomatoes, there are 3 different classifications for how we classify our tomato seasons. Those seasons are labeled as Early Season, Mid-Season, and Late Season. Everyone’s opinion on these seasons may vary a little bit. So below we will explain how we classify ... -
Let’s Talk Tomato Seeds Customers Beware
Tomato Seeds Customers Beware When Purchasing To SOME seed sellers out there, you all know who you are, quit being lazy. If you are questioning yourself I wonder if they are talking about me. This means you are the problem and are probably doing this. The reason we put it that way is because you ... -
How To Get A Longer Tomato Growing Season
How To Get A Longer Tomato Growing Season Here we will be explaining how we add a few weeks to our growing season in the north. Also, by doing this, we get our tomatoes to market earlier than a lot of other farmers. Identifying Hardiness Zone For Tomatoes The hardiness zone we are located ... -
Cheapest Plant Markers That Last Years
Cheapest Plant Markers That Last For Years In this blog, we will be discussing how to make plant marker tags the cheapest way possible. We will also be discussing what to use to write on them with, so they do not fade, run, or come off the tag. The reason for this blog is every ... -
Top 10 Tomatoes You Should Grow
Top 10 Tomatoes You Should Grow In this blog, we will be discussing the top 10 tomatoes you should grow. This list comprises the top 10 best tasting and very popular tomatoes we grew in 2021. The tomatoes on this list vary from small cherry tomatoes to over 1 pound (ca. 454 gram) giant tomatoes. ... -
The Story Of The John Henry Tomato
The Story Of The John Henry Tomato I found this giant tomato at my local farmers market back in 2016 in Butler, Pennsylvania. I purchased it from a gentleman in his 50s. He said that his father grew this for decades prior, and he has continued growing since his father no longer gardened. He said ... -
How To Can Heirloom Tomatoes
How To Can Heirloom Tomatoes In this blog, we will be discussing several ways to can heirloom tomatoes. Canning is a great way to preserve tomatoes so, they can be enjoyed in the off season. Items Needed To Can Heirloom Tomatoes You will need the following items. First will be canning jars, we prefer ... -
Top 5 Best Sauce Tomatoes Of 2021
Top 5 Best Sauce Tomatoes Of 2021 In this blog, we will be discussing the top 5 sauce tomatoes from the 2021 season. We also include a yellow and a black variety that makes the best sauce too. Ivan Tomato Ivan Tomato – A very prolific heirloom tomato that make great sauces. These are a ... -
Myths & Remedies To Ease Pepper Burns
Myths & Remedies To Ease Pepper Burns In this blog, we will be discussing myths and remedies for easing the burn from peppers. Below are just a few myths and remedies for easing the burn from peppers. Myths To Ease The Burn Of Peppers We will start off with water and milk. When people ... -
Tools To Make Deseeding Peppers Easier
Tools To Make Deseeding Peppers Easier In this blog, we will be discussing some tools to use while deseeding peppers. Most of these tools we will be listing here especially help in deseeding super hot peppers. Gloves We use latex gloves when deseeding peppers. Latex gloves work great because we get a bunch in ...