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Visit any vegetable garden and you’ll be sure to find a patch of tomato plants. They are a favorite for just about everyone. Even those who don’t like fresh tomatoes will want to learn more about growing tomatoes for sauce. Tomatoes are available in a seemingly endless number of varieties. I love to try at least one new variety each year. Continue Reading
We gardeners are a persevering lot, don’t you think? No matter what went wrong last year, we are ready to forge ahead this year. We work hard to get those seeds started, hardened off, and transplanted into the garden. A newly planted garden always looks so healthy and full of promise. And with some prevention, it can stay that way.Continue Reading
Have you ever noticed dry, sunken patches of decay on the blossom end (opposite the stem) of your tomatoes? The spot will be small at first, dark green, and watery. It will eventually turn tan and produce a large, leathery area. Sometimes the lesion will turn black because of the presence of mold. What you have observed is not a disease but a physiological disorder called blossom-end rot.Continue Reading
Ferment some of your grape or cherry tomatoes for a tangy treat that is full of probiotics!Continue Reading
A week or so ago, on a cool, rainy day, I wanted an excuse to turn on the oven. I had lots of Mexico Midget tomatoes on hand, so I decided to dry them. Technically, a sun-dried tomato Continue Reading
To walk out into my garden and pick most of what we will have for dinner gives me so much joy. The garden is on the verge of bursting with eggplant, zucchini, okra, peppers, tomatoes and onions. Sounds like grilled ratatouille to me! Continue Reading