If you are tired of growing standard, golf-ball-sized tomatoes and want to step into the heavyweight division, the Belgium tomato plant (commonly known as the Giant Belgium) is your golden ticket.
Originating in Ohio during the 1930s, this heirloom variety is…
The Oxheart tomato is a legendary heirloom variety dating back to the 1920s. Appropriately named for its unique shape, this plant produces massive, pinkish-red, heart-shaped tomatoes that can easily weigh between 2.5 and 3 pounds each.
Because they are dense, meaty, and…
Growing Manitoba tomato plants sounds like a gamble — and plenty of gardeners have lost that bet.
The Prairies hand you a frost in late May, another in early September, and a whole lot of heat in between. That doesn't leave…
Most of the country is watching their gardens go dormant right now — but in South Florida, winter is your season. While frost blankets backyard gardens up north, you have a narrow but golden window to grow the best cherry tomatoes of…
The Great Gardening Debate: Baking Soda and Tomatoes
If you spend enough time in online gardening groups or speaking with veteran farmers, you will eventually hear a peculiar piece of advice: "Sprinkle a little baking soda around the base of your tomato plants."…
About Rapunzel Red Cherry Tomato
Rapunzel Red Cherry Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) is an exceptional heirloom cascading variety known for its vibrant red fruits, extraordinary vine length, and waterfall-like growth pattern.
This remarkable variety produces long, trailing vines that can…
Imagine biting into a tomato that explodes with a savory, sweet intensity unlike anything you have ever tasted from a grocery store.
Dry farming concentrates sugars and acids to create a flavor profile so robust it feels like an entirely different fruit.…
Let’s be brutally honest: you are probably killing your tomato plants with kindness.
You get home from work, you see your tomatoes looking a little thirsty, and you grab the hose.
You think you’re helping. But in reality, you are creating…
If you have been farming tomatoes for more than a season, you have likely seen the dreaded "Blue Powder" in every agro-shop. Copper Fungicide (often sold as Copper Oxychloride or Blue Copper) is one of the oldest and most trusted weapons in…
If you are a tomato farmer in India, you know the nightmare of seeing your lush green field suddenly turn yellow and spotted. One of the most effective solutions gaining popularity recently is Conika. But what exactly is it, and how do…