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From fresh bruschetta and homemade salsa to BLTs and summer salads, the tomato is a key summer ingredient found in many favorite foods. Why pay for “okay” tomatoes at the grocery store when you can grow pounds of delicious ones at home? Starter plants at the garden center can cost less than a few supermarket fruits alone, and they’ll keep on giving throughout the season.
The question is: which tomato is right for you? Besides offering different fruit tastes and sizes, some tomato plants grow faster than others, and some even stop growing after a certain period of time. Understanding some key terms used to describe tomatoes will help you make the best decision when buying these money-saving plants for your garden.
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Add a Little Character to Your Garden
Studies show that 98 percent of children who grow their own vegetables will eat their vegetables. By giving kids their own food garden to nurture, and guiding them along the way, grownups can encourage their little sprouts to grow into successful gardeners with a healthy lifestyle. Even if you’ve never grown a tomato yourself, be confident that you
can successfully help your child grow an entire vegetable and herb garden for your family – Learn2Grow® and Growums® can help! Growums is an amazing gardening program that teaches children and parents alike how to have fun in the garden, as well as eat healthy. Check out our parent’s guide to Growums to learn more. Then add a little character to your garden! |
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Featured Plant
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Crimson Sweet Watermelon
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Botanical Plant Name:
Citrullus lanatus ‘Crimson Sweet’
Nothing says “summer” like a sweet slice of watermelon, and ‘Crimson Sweet’ offers some of the best slices! The round, green, striped melons offer delicious, crisp, deep-red flesh inside. Watermelons like full sun and fertile, well-draining soil. Since they’re too heavy and large to grow on a trellis or other support, they need ample room to sprawl across the ground. After the threat of frost has past, plant as many as three seeds in each mound and keep the soil evenly moist, but not wet. |
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