Heavy rain, especially when preceded by dry weather, is the leading cause of fruit cracking and splitting in tomatoes. What happens when tomatoes get too… Read More »Can Too Much Rain Cause Tomatoes To Split?
Spread a couple of layers of newspaper sheets covered with a thin layer of mulch on top around the base of your tomato, pepper and… Read More »How Do I Protect My Tomato Plants From Heavy Rain?
Over the years, Martin and her team have crossed their purple tomatoes with other breeds to make them bigger—and tastier—than the micro variety they initially… Read More »Are Tomatoes Supposed To Be Purple?
When the fruit first sets, it is green. However, wherever it’s exposed to sunlight, the skin turns purple. During the next few weeks, the color… Read More »Do Tomatoes Turn Purple Before Red?
The fruit is ready to harvest starting in 80 to 90 days. How do I know when my purple tomatoes is ready to pick? So… Read More »When Should I Pick Purple Tomatoes?
Cherry tomatoes range in size from a thumbtip up to the size of a golf ball, and can range from spherical to slightly oblong in… Read More »Can Cherry Tomatoes Be Purple?
8 flavor-packed ways to use up cherry tomatoes PESTO PIZZA TOAST. SPAGHETTI WITH CHERRY TOMATO SAUCE, MOZZARELLA AND BASIL. BELT SALAD WITH DAIRY-FREE DILLY RANCH… Read More »What Can I Use Cherry Tomatoes For?
What to do with a lot of cherry tomatoes? Bake them! One of my favorite ways to enjoy cherry tomatoes is by baking them in… Read More »What Do I Do With All These Cherry Tomatoes?
Different pigments in tomatoes tend to produce different balances of sugars and acids. For example, orange or yellow tomatoes often taste milder and less acidic… Read More »Do Different Color Cherry Tomatoes Taste Different?
There are already tomato varieties with purple skins, but the genetically modified purple tomatoes have purple flesh as well. They contain around 10 times more… Read More »Can You Have Purple Tomatoes?