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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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How do you stake tomato plants?
Do not buy the flimsy cone shaped cages that are sold everywhere. Get some strong fencing material...I think it is called hog wire. Make a tube shaped cage, about 5 feet tall, and about 3 feet in diameter. Place it over the tomato while it is still small, and wait for your plant to grow and fill it up! (This also works wonderfully for cucumbers...saves lots of space when they are not sprawling all over the ground)
Is there a difference between spanish tomatoes and regular tomatoes?
Yes. What is sometimes called a "Spanish tomato" or "Mexican tomato" is actually a tomatillo (toe-mah-TEE-yo). Tomatillos are a small green fruit that looks like a miniature tomato covered in a thin husk. Tomatillos are not related to tomatoes, although they have a similar taste; tomatillos taste like a rather tart tomato.
What is heavier cherry tomato or a tomato?
A tomato.
A cherry tomato is smaller than a tomato. Cherry tomatoes can be as small as a cherry or as large as a golf ball. Tomatoes are about as big as a baseball.
When do tomatoes stop growing?
They go to the supermarket and from there, they are given to you!! : )
A Heirloom Tomato is a variation or kind of tomato that has passed down from generations but is no longer widely used.
Many, if not most, of the tomato seeds and plants sold today are genetically modified or hybrid to produce a better tomato. Heirloom Tomatoes, however, are the types that were grown generations before us. They varied widely and can taste absolutely wonderful.
Can a tomato frog eat tomatos?
yes they can eat tomatos but they can also eat mice,many tipes of bugs,even snakes!!!!
no, tomatoes grow on plants about 5foot tall which have small yellow flowers that die off to grow a tomato.
you cook the tomato soup in a pan and slowly pour in the milk while stirring over medium heat
How long do tomato plants fruit for before you need to plant new ones?
Tomatoes are perennials and in the tropics or subtropics will live for years.They are treated as annuals in northern climates because frost in fall will finish them.If they are not planted in ground but potted instead, you can protect your tomatoes from freezing and they may live several years.Example: As soon as it got colder (early September), I removed them from my balcony and into a 'solarium' room (a room that has windows on two sides). They kept having fruit until late November. They are still inside, and presently - in February - I have fruit and new flowers again. They taste a bit less sweet since they are inside (behind huge window). In addition, I had 4 different types of tomato plant, and 3 of them survived (and have fruit now).
If you put them inside, make sure they have plenty of light and sun, or add some artificial (grow) light. Room should be ventilated and not humid in order to avoid fungus.
Lastly, if you like that specific kind of tomato you have at home, and it lives throught the winter, you can 'clone' it by removing 'suckers' and potting them.
What is the cost of a pound of tomatoes?
depending on the current growing season winter, fall, spring, or summer the price of a pound of tomatoes can varry from $1.99 to $2.99
What causes Cat-facing in tomatoes?
The most common cause of catfacing in tomatoes is exposure to temperatures below 50 degrees F during flowering and fruit set. Low temperatures inhibit pollination and cause the blossom to stick to the developing fruit. Both of these factors prevent certain parts of the fruit from developing. The undesirable scarring and indentation occurs when unaffected parts of the fruit continue to expand.
Tomatoes that develop during warm weather do not usually experience catfacing problems. However, evidence suggests that even when temperatures are warm, excessive soil nitrogen, exposure to the pesticide 2,4-D, and erratic soil moisture can cause catfacing.
Which last longer whole tomatoes or sliced tomatoes?
Whole Tomatoes. If you store them in ziplock bags in the fridge, they will last for several weeks. When you slice a tomato, the inside becomes exposed to carbon dioxide and oxygen which speeds up the deterioration process. Once you have sliced a tomato, it should be eaten within a day or two.
The obvious one is lack of water, but if the plants do not recover when watered there are a multitude of other reasons. Viruses and diseases are common causes, in which case the plants need to be pulled up and destroyed to prevent the spread of infection. Also, grubs can bore into individual stems and cause them to wilt.
How much does a cubic foot of diced tomatoes weigh?
I expect you would be comfortable with an estmate for this weight, which undoubtedly varies from batch to batch. Here's one estimate: tomato is a watery fruit whose density is not much greater than that for water. Let's call this 1.2 gm/cc Using SI terms for convenience, a 1 foot cube amounts to 30.5 cm X 30.5 cm X 30.5 cm which is 28317 ccs This would weigh 28317 grams if we take 1cc = 1 gm exactly. But we are supposing that tomato dices are more dense - 1.2 more dense in fact. So the weight we estimate is 28317 X 1.2 gm = 33980 gm about or 34 kg about or 74 lb 12 oz.
