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Tomatoes
A tomato is a red fruit popular in many cuisines worldwide. The United States recognizes the ingredient as a vegetable but because of its seeds, many consider it a fruit.
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I have a HUGE plague here now. They are eating my corn to the ground but not taking a nibble of my tomatos which are six feet away.
What is the best variety of tomatoes to grow in your backyard vegetable garden?
Heirloom Tomatoes
Big Rainbow - One of dozens of large fruited yellow tomatoes with red swirls, having a mild, sweet flavor.
Hillbilly - According to some sources, tomatoes of this color were never sold by American seed companies; their origin is not known.
Blaby Special - A red fruited cultivar grown in the village of Blaby in Leicestershire until just after World War II. It was the main tomato cultivar supplied through England during the war. The cultivar ceased to be cultivated when the Shoult's Tomato Farm was closed after the war. The cultivar was brought back into cultivation in 2006 as a result of a campaign by Russell Sharp of Lancaster University. It may have resulted from either a mutation or cross-breed of an older cultivar known as Anwell.
Black Krim - A dark red to brown cultivar often cited online as being from the "island of Krim" in the Black Sea. It is likely that this is a translation error, since there is no island of Krim, and the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea is known in Ukrainian as Krim.
Brandywine - A wide ranging family of heirloom tomatoes, from yellow to dark purple. Fruits are large, often a pound or more.
Cherokee Purple - One of the very first known "black", or deep dusky rose colored cultivars that are becoming so popular. Named in 1990 by Craig
LeHoullier, who received seeds of an unnamed cultivar in the mail from J. D. Green of Tennessee. Mr. Green indicated that the "purple" tomato cultivar was given by the Cherokee Indians to his neighbor "100 years ago".
Jubilee - A heavy yielding, golden fruit. Released by Burpee Seed Co. in 1943.
Mortgage Lifter - One of the more famous heirlooms due to its fanciful history, described in great detail in the catalog of the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange company. The enormous pink tomatoes are sweet and tasty.
Traveler - An open pollinated pink tomato in the 6 ounce range. Another cultivar commonly referred to as an heirloom and just as often erroneously listed as "Arkansas Traveler". Released by the University of Arkansas in 1970.
See the Related Links for "Seed Savers Exchange" to the bottom for the answer. This is the non-profit American Seed Savers Exchange where you can obtain many heirlooms, and their descriptions as well. Most countries have some similar organization dedicated to preventing these varieties disappearing from our gardens.
How do you treat tomato black spot?
Use special chemicals or ask a farmer's market person that's what I would do. (:
How does tomatoes grow and what season is the best season to grow them?
The best season to grow tomatoes is in the summertime so that it gets better nutrionce and more water input when its a hot day... Brau
What can you use instead of tomatoes?
Well it all depends on what roll the tomatoes are playing. If you are alergric or totaly grossed out by Tomatoes, you can either omit them or if you need an acid in the meal you can use, worchestershire, rice vinegar, balsamic vinegar.
If you don't like the texture but like the taste (like Me) then use tomato sauce, paste or v-8 works reall well.
Why do some remove the seeds of tomato before eating?
tomato seeds have been proven to help prevent cancer...but some people who have had their appendix and gull bladder out can not eat them because they collect things your body can not digest...
What is Function of tomato to the plant?
The tomato is the fruit of the tomato plant and carries to seed.
Are beefsteak tomatoes non hybrids?
Beefsteak is a classification of size and (often) shape, not a particular strain. There are both hierloom and hybrid beefsteak tomatoes.
What is the pH of fresh tomato ash in your body?
A Dr Zhivago of vegetables indeed! Tomatoes, fresh from the garden, are acidic with a pH between 4.5 - 5.0. Once ingested and then digested the residual 'ash' it leaves behind to affect the blood and organs with is highly alkaline. Citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons are the same way.
Can use E 127 color in tomato paste?
yes you can but you can only use a little bite not to much or it will taste funny
How do you get wax off tomatoes?
First, wet the tomato. Then, using a small amount of dishwashing detergent and a wet dishcloth, clean the tomato the same way you would a fragile piece of glassware. Rinse the tomato clean, and that's all there is to it.
First, if you have a Large blister or oozing sore you need to see a DR to get that treated.
you could end up with an infection or worse.
If you scalded yourself(red sore but no blister) I would first run cool water over the burn make sure there is no open wound. Then keep the wound cool as possible. I like to take a paper towel and get it damp and wrap it lightly around the wound. DO NOT put ice directly on a burn this can cause more damage. after the initial heat has gone down treat it like a bad sunburn, use aloe or a spray with lidocaine in it. Keep an eye out for signs of infection, if you see any red lines, lots of pus or a large blister see a doctor right away
If you plan to plant tomatoes, temperature is the first thing you need to consider. You can start planting when thee temperature is steady at 50 degrees Fahrenheit. If the tomatoes have to start bearing fruit, its need to be warm as 55 degrees Fahrenheit. As with most of the fruits, sunlight is very essential. The watering will mainly depend on the weather conditions. You need to increase the frequency if the weather is hot. The fruit can be very adaptable when it comes to soil. Most fertilizers can be just fine. Try to add compost to the soil when planting tomatoes.
Tomato bisque is a thick soup of vine-ripened summer tomatoes and a dose of cream for sweetness. Puree this soup in a blender, rather than a food processor, to give it a velvety texture.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS1 tablespoon olive oil1 medium red onion, chopped8 large ripe red tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped4 cups Chicken stock1 teaspoon sugar1 cup heavy creamCoarse salt and freshly ground black pepper1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
DIRECTIONSHeat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 7 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, and sugar and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the liquid is reduced by one quarter, about 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.
In a blender, puree the soup in several batches until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Strain into a clean pot and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Turn off the heat and stir in the heavy cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Reheat gently over low heat. (This can be made up to 2 days in advance; cover and refrigerate.)
TO SERVE: Ladle the soup into bowls and garnish with the fresh mint.
Putting an unripe tomato in the sunlight is a bad way to ripen them. The best place to put an unripened tomato is on top of your refrigerator. The warmth is what helps them to ripen. Enjoy your tomatoes!
This depends on where you live. In a warm climate (like Australia) they grow to fruiting stage from seed in about 3-4 months (av. of 100 days) and fruit for about 2 months. All this depends on variety, climate, amount of water & nutrition.
The early girl reaches maturity in as little as 65 days. Others average to 75-85 days. Some take as long as 110 days to maturity. Two years ago, I had tomato plants grow 5-6 inches per day from the time they were 3 feet tall till they reached 12 feet tall. That was 9 feet in about a month.
Is the uric acid high in tomato soup?
There is no actual uric acid in Tomato soup. Uric acid is the result of the bodys reaction with Purines. Purines are most abundant in offal and red meats as well as seafoods.
The following foods are safe to eat in a low purine diet; however these should not be the only food you eat. Green vegetables and tomatoes, Fruits and fruit juices, Breads that do not use yeast (may be found in the kosher section or a health food store), Nuts, Milk and milk products such as butter and cheese, Chocolate, Coffee and tea.
What causes tomatoes to be pithy?
I think the tomatoes somehow got frozen and then they were thawed out and sold to us consumers.
Why do potato plants have tomato type bulbs?
Those tomato-like objects are the potato fruit, containing seeds. Tomato and Potato are closely related, in the same genus, and the fruit are therefore very similar in structure. There is however one important difference - Potato fruit are poisonous, so don't eat them.
When they are fully ripe, you could harvest the seed from them to sow next spring, though the quality of the potatoes produced by plants grown from the seed might not be too good.
