This depends on if the vegan is against gene-modification. Very little vegans care about which genes are in what we eat, focus usually lies in if someone will suffer or die in order for a person to eat and if this is acceptable.
check with your county extension office or local master gardener group for your frost free date. Plant your tomatoes any time after the frost free date.
plant into garden in the late spring after the last frost date for your area. The plant will grow over the summer and produce tomatoes until the first frost of the season (fall) kills it.
Tomatoes are warm season plants so you need to plant them after the danger of frost has passed. Here's a general guideline for planting tomato plants in NJ: Central NJ---mid-May Northern NJ - third week of May Southern NJ- first week of May
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After the last Spring frost transplants can be placed in the garden. You will have to find out your USDA planting zone and then you can see when the average last frost date in your area is.
Unfortunately, there is no "one size fits all" answer. Different people eat different amounts of tomatoes depending on your taste. Also, the amount of tomatoes per plant will vary depending on growing conditions. For fresh eating only, two to three plants are normally enough, and that is only because you should have a variety. If you don't care, 1or 2 plants will do. If you plan on preserving tomatoes or making sauces etc. then you will need 4-5 plants. There are two basic types of tomato, Determinate and Indeterminate. Determinant plants will stop growing at some point and all the tomatoes will ripen at about the same time. An Indeterminate plant will continue growing and bearing fruit until it is killed by frost. Be sure to pick a variety that meets your needs. A great tomato for hand eating is called Health Kick. It is a Roma type tomato (determinant), very firm with twice as much of the antioxidant Lycopene, as any other tomato. They are prolific bearers so one plant per person is plenty.
Best to plant in the Fall when the tree is dormant.
Plant them in the ground, outside, when the ground temperature reaches a consistent 65 degrees. Anything less may stunt the plant. Peppers may need even it even warmer. Note that by "ground temperature" we mean literally the temperature of the dirt, which is why container and raised bed tomatoes will grow much faster, much earlier in the year; the dirt warms up sooner. You can start them from seeds, indoors, up to eight weeks before planting them in the ground, depending on the conditions you use...larger containers allow you to start them earlier.
The only reason for blossom dying prematurely is frost damage.