Tomato Archives

Honey Moon tomato, round and firm, and tasty, too!

The Honey Moon tomato is a hybrid that resists mildew. Perfect for beginners! Key Honey Moon tomato facts: Name – Solanum lycopersicum Common name: Honey Moon tomato Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable

How to grow tomato, the perfect guide

Tomatoes are the first plant gardeners grow in their vegetable gardens!

Tomato, a fruit or a veggie? The final answer.

Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable? It’s a question many keep asking. Some call it a vegetable because we often pair it with salt, in main courses or sides during meals. Others, with quite a haughty attitude, quip back that it’s most assuredly a fruit!

Tomato is a fruit that many think is a vegetable

Get the timing ripe! When and how to harvest tomato

Ah, tomato! Summertime wouldn’t be the same without it! Delicious in so many ways, refreshing and nutritious, always a timely mouthful.

Torino tomato, the healthiest tomato: 10x more lycopene

With their elongated shape, Torino tomatoes might seem like just another type of tomato. That’s without considering the exceptional amount of lycopene it contains!

Marmande tomato, it harks back to the first industrial tomatoes

A classic in many vegetable patches, the ‘Marmande‘ tomato owes its success to its large, tasty fruits.

Saint Pierre Tomato, one of the tastiest tomatoes ever

A tomato variety that’s over a hundred years old, the ‘Saint Pierre‘ is one of the tastiest varieties, on par with the more famous ‘Beefsteak’.

Andine cornue tomato, a horn-like tomato that’s delicious and productive

It looks like a large chili, which makes the ‘Andine Cornue’ tomato among the most recognizable.

Best tomato types for each cooking use, 5 types

There are several thousand tomato varieties, each with its own shape, color, size and taste. Let’s take a look at 5 of them, and how best to use them…

Varieties of tomato in a crate, with each type used differently

Potato beetle, strike the striped Colorado beetle early!

These little striped beetles are definitely a hassle! The Colorado potato beetle devours leaves with terrifying speed!

Tomato health benefits, the solution to summer ailments

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) is native to Mexico. It helps shape your figure, is laden with nutrients and minerals,

Tree tomato, how to plant and care for Tomato Tree

The tree tomato (or tomato tree) is much larger than the normal tomato plant. Key tomato tree facts Name: Solanum betacea (old: Cyphomandra b.) Family: Solanaceae (nightshade) Type: fruit tree Height: 3 to 13 feet (1-4 m) (in the wild) Exposure: full sun or well-lit when indoors Soil: light, rich – Hardiness: 28°F (-2°C) – […]

No-stake tomatoes – without cages or stakes, grow tomato directly on the ground!

Growing tomatoes without stakes or cages allows for an abundant harvest: one plant will produce as much as three staked tomatoes.

Tomato growing Smart Tip Tutorial – a 2-minute video guide

A few minutes is all you need to learn how to grow ripe, tasty, amazing tomatoes. Beautiful tomato fruits will come easy after watching this tutorial showing the season, sowing, watering, staking, pinching to spur fruit-bearing and diseases and harvest. Read more ►

Nettle and tomato – convert weeds into great harvests!

Who hasn’t yet suffered the sting of wild nettle? Far from being a weed, stinging nettle is an excellent ally for organic gardeners, especially for growing tomato!

Enjoying tomatoes in the garden

Biting into the juicy fragrant flesh of a home-grown tomato is within reach if you have a little space in your vegetable patch.

Tomato suckers: remove or keep? [Battle begins]

Gardeners face each other off with pitchforks when it comes to this question… It’s a topic that’s almost as controversial as that other big tomato question: is a fruit or a vegetable? Discover both options regarding sucker removal here, the pros of each and our tips to make the choice that’s right for you.

Tomato care – watering, fertilizing, companions, pruning…

Truth be said, tomato plants reign as kings in every vegetable patch, be it in the ground or on a balcony or terrace. Never does one get bored with that tasty, juicy flesh. Notwithstanding this aura, sometimes they play hard-to-get and at times even require full-time care.

Cuor di bue, the original beefsteak tomato

The Cuor di Bue tomato is an heirloom tomato variety that grows true to seed every year. Cuor di Bue tomato key facts: Species: Solanum lycopersicum Commonly: Beefsteak, Cuor di Bue Family: Solanaceae (nightshade) Type: fruit vegetable

Tomato, sow your tomatoes the right way

Much tastier than any tomato purchased in a store, tomatoes sown from seed are also more flavorful than those purchased in nursery pots.

Growing tomato in pots

Really fired-up to grow tomatoes, but you’ve only got a tiny balcony or terrace and think it’s impossible? Think again!

Save seeds from good tomatoes to grow next year

Save your own tomato seed instead of purchasing new ones every year! Learn how to select, harvest, and keep tomato seeds to make sure you get great plants in following years.

Envelope with tag showing saved tomato seed

Tomato blight, effective organic treatments against downy mildew

Tomato late blight is one of the most devastating diseases because downy mildew spreads extremely quickly.

Diseased tomatoes infected with tomato blight

Tomato pinworm, techniques and treatments to avoid and cure the disease

Tomato pinworms are native to South America, and appeared in France in 2009 in the Drôme area. Since then, they have invaded all of France and spread to other European countries as well.

The brandywine tomato, a large beefsteak tomato with smooth flesh

The Brandywine tomato has a fragrant taste, and many appreciate it for its dense, juicy flesh.

Black zebra, the darker striped tomato

‘Black Zebra’ tomato: key facts

Tomatoes without diseases

Tomatoes are often infected with fungal diseases (related to mushrooms). A typical gardener’s first reaction is to blast the whole plant with chemicals.

King of vegetables? The Tomato, of course!

Well, there’s quite a lot to clarify between us and the tomato. This king of vegetables has already conquered our plates, that’s for sure!

New varieties of tomatoes produced every year show how important this king of vegetables is for us

Banana Legs tomato, long and yellow, like a banana!

Banana legs key facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Common name – Banana legs tomato Family – Solanaceae Type – fruit vegetable

How to stake tomatoes – cages, twine or poles?

Most types of tomato plants are vegetables that never stop growing. The botanical term to describe this type of blooming and fruit-bearing is the word indeterminate.

Tomato plants with a makeshift tie and stake

Black krim tomato, a dark-skinned tomato with a rich, meaty flesh

Tomatoes come in many different varieties, some of which stand out when compared to others. This is the case for the ‘Black Krim’ tomato!

Roma tomato, disease-resistant and nearly seedless

If you’re looking for a tomato with a strange shape, you’ll probably see the ‘Roma’ high up on that list! Great choice!

Meet the tasty Pineapple tomato, large and round with few pips

The ‘Pineapple tomato‘ is a variety that produces large red-orange fruits (even yellow ones) that have very few pips.

The beefsteak tomato, a massive tomato ideal for baking

Let’s play a little guessing game: which vegetable patch fruit is shaped like a heart, has a strong taste and firm flesh?

Zebras in the veggie patch??? Yup! green zebra tomato!

These turn gardeners crazy during harvest time with their green color that just stays green! ‘Green Zebra’ tomatoes add a welcome touch of something different in the vegetable patch, and in the plate, too!

Seedless tomato varieties to grow in the vegetable patch

The small pits inside a tomato are the plant’s seeds. When you slice a fruit in half, the center of it is full of juice and small seeds. It’s possible to collect them, press out the juice, dry them, and sow them again in the following year. Did you know there were a few tomato […]

Indigo rose, a tomato variety for small, black cocktail tomatoes

‘Indigo Rose’ tomato key facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable

Primora tomato, a large, dark, striped variety that looks stunning in salad

Primora tomato key facts: Botanical name – Solanum lycopersicum Family – Solenaceae Type – fruit vegetable Height – up to 6 feet (2 m)

Large, green slightly striped primora tomato

Cyphomandra, a tree that’s part of the tomato family

Cyphomandra is a fruit tree native to the tropics. It bears delicious fruits with firm flesh and a tangy taste.

Tomato early blight, the dreaded Alternaria fungus: alternatives to beat it

This blight is a true plight! Early blight covers tomato plants with black spots, and even makes the fruits inedible. From trying to avoid in the first place, to treating it with natural treatments, discover how to deal with this disease while using only completely organic techniques!

Black necrosis on leaves with a yellow border are the marks of alternaria, or early blight, on tomato plants

Pruning tomato plants, let those shears run loose!

Should you prune your tomato plants? Experts admit that both “Yes” and “No” work very well, so take your pick! Discover the advantages of each method, and learn to easily prune and shape your tomato plant.

Tips and tricks to get the pruning of your tomato plants right