The World's Most Popular Fruit!

It's time to plant tomatoes, the world's most popular fruit. I'm amazed at the variety of heirloom tomatoes that are available at the local nurseries this year. Many heirloom tomatoes were passed from generation to generation as family treasures. I love reading about the origins of the seeds. The colors, tastes, textures and shape of these fruits are truly amazing (from the catalog photos anyway). I'm addicted to tomatoes. I'd love to have one of each variety. Here are a few of the varieties that I'll be planting for the first time. (I picked these up at Farmyard)  

 Pineapple, a large tomato that ripens to a bright yellow with red stripes. Brandywine, large, pink fleshed fruit, great flavor. These two tomatoes are on the large side, which means they will take a longer time to mature. I'm not sure how these will do in our summer heat. We shall see. Persimmon, this tomato dates back to the 1800's. One of the best shorter season yellow tomatoes. Green Zebra, dark green with yellow stripes, sweet yet spicy and tangy. Stupice, 2 to 3", sweet, flavorful red fruit. Arkansas, yields abundant crop of 8 ounce, round, rose-pink tomatoes. Paul Robson, medium deep, maroon tomato. 

A great place to stay up to date on what grows best in your area is the local nursery. If you listen closely, you can hear your fellow gardeners talking!

Empty garden box and tomatoes... go together.