{"id":4389,"date":"2019-04-23T08:05:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T12:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2025-05-19T12:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:02:27","slug":"bonnies-garden-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/bonnies-garden-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular Garden Tomato Varieties &#038; Growing Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>&#8216;Tis the season to plant tomatoes<\/h2>\n<p>Tomatoes are native to the Americas, like peppers, and were grown by the Aztecs who called the fruits \u201ctomatl\u201d\u2014meaning \u201cplump thing with navel.\u201d Botanically, tomatoes are actually berries\u2014believe it or not!<\/p>\n<h2>Finding Your Favorite Tomato Variety<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"645\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">So, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomato <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">best? <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">I <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">only <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">share <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">my <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">favorites <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">because <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">subtle <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flavor <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">differences <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mean <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">everyone\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">preference <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">unique. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">My <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">advice: <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">try <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">one <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">new <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">variety <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">every <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">year. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">That\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">how <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">find <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">favorite\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">just <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">like <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">I <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">did!<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"647\" data-end=\"705\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Here\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">list <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">we\u2019ll <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">be <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">carrying <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">this <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">season:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"775\"><strong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"726\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Amana <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Orange:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">pound <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mild <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sweet. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"793\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Beefmaster:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Meaty, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flavorful <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">up <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lbs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"835\" data-end=\"850\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Better <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Boy:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Disease-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistant, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">reliable <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">harvests.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"893\" data-end=\"905\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Big <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Boy:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Large, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">smooth <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">heavy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mid-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">summer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">bearing, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">continues <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">until <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">frost.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1001\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Black <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Cherry:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Sweet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">burgundy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">cherry <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1121\"><strong data-start=\"1038\" data-end=\"1053\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Black <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Krim:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">10\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">12 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">oz., <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">heat-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tolerant, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">rich <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">salty <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">undernotes. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1207\"><strong data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1139\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Brandywine:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Exceptionally <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sweet, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">large <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">beefsteak-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">type <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Amish <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">heirloom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1312\"><strong data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1224\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Celebrity:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Great <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">canning\/<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">freezing, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">large <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">crop <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">short <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">time, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">disease-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistant. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Determinate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1418\"><strong data-start=\"1315\" data-end=\"1335\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Cherokee <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Purple:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\"> (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">My <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">favorite) <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tennessee, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">rich <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">smoky <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flavor, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">large <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">burgundy <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1481\"><strong data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1436\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Early <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Girl:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Reliable <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">early <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomato <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">4\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">6 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">oz. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1567\"><strong data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1503\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">German <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Johnson:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">from <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">NC <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">VA, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">meaty <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">pinkish-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">about <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lb.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1631\"><strong data-start=\"1570\" data-end=\"1580\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Grape:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Long <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vines, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">clusters <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">meaty, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">bright <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1711\"><strong data-start=\"1634\" data-end=\"1648\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Hillbilly:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Golden <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">orange <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">streaks, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lb. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">WV <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">heirloom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1811\"><strong data-start=\"1714\" data-end=\"1725\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Juliet:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Clusters <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">inch <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">bright <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">grape <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">late <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">blight <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistant. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Indeterminate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1874\"><strong data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1828\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Lemon <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Boy:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bright <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">yellow, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mild, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sweet \u00bd <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lb. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1946\"><strong data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1897\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Mortgage <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Lifter:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Large, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">meaty, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">up <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lbs. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"2016\"><strong data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1959\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Patio:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Small <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ft.), <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">3\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">4 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">oz. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Determinate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2077\"><strong data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2028\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Roma:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Popular <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sauces, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">meaty <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Determinate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2156\"><strong data-start=\"2080\" data-end=\"2092\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Rutgers:<\/span><\/strong> Since the\u00a0<span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1920s, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">productive <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flavorful. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Determinate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2241\"><strong data-start=\"2159\" data-end=\"2175\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">San <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Marzano:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Mild, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">meaty <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Roma-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">type, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">great <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sauces. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Determinate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2352\"><strong data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2258\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Sun <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Sugar:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Crack-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">golden-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">orange <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">cherry <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">disease-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vines. (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">My <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">other <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">favorite)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2437\"><strong data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2370\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Supersonic:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">8\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">12 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">oz. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">crack-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistant, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">meaty <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits, and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">some <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">disease <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2516\"><strong data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2455\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">SuperSteak:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Large <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lbs.), <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vigorous <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">disease-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2596\"><strong data-start=\"2519\" data-end=\"2539\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Super <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Sweet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">100:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Clusters <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">of <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sweet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">red <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">cherry <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vigorous <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2655\"><strong data-start=\"2599\" data-end=\"2611\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Whopper:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Disease-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">resistant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vines <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with \u00bd <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lb. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2741\"><strong data-start=\"2658\" data-end=\"2680\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Yellow <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Brandywine:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Golden <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">yellow <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">lbs.., <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">delicious <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flavor. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"2808\"><strong data-start=\"2744\" data-end=\"2760\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Yellow <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Pear:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Sweet, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">pear-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">shaped <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">1\u2013<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">2 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">inch <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Heirloom.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"2815\" data-end=\"2846\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Important <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tomato <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Growing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tips<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"3076\"><strong data-start=\"2850\" data-end=\"2875\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Rotate <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">planting:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">If <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">had <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">disease <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">issues <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">last <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">year, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">don\u2019t <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">related <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">crops (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">potatoes, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">peppers, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">eggplant, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatillos) <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">that <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">spot <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">at <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">least <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">three <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">years. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Plant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">cucumbers, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">squash, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">beans <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">instead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3079\" data-end=\"3179\"><strong data-start=\"3079\" data-end=\"3106\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Give <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">full <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sun:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">They <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">need <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">full <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sun <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">best <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">productivity. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Less <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sun <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">means <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fewer <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3431\"><strong data-start=\"3182\" data-end=\"3201\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fertilizer:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Compost <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">great, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">but <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">need <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nutrients <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">like <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nitrogen, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">potassium, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">phosphorus. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">I <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">recommend <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Espoma <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Organic <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tomato-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tone <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">extra <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">calcium, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomato <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">family <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">love. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">You <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">it <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">on <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">other <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">veggies <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flowers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">too!<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3434\" data-end=\"3470\"><strong data-start=\"3434\" data-end=\"3468\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Indeterminate <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vs. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Determinate:<\/span><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3587\"><em data-start=\"3475\" data-end=\"3490\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Indeterminate<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">keep <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">growing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">producing <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruit <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">until <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">frost. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Most <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">varieties <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fall <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">into <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">this <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">category.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3592\" data-end=\"3753\"><em data-start=\"3592\" data-end=\"3605\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Determinate<\/span><\/em> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">produce <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">large <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">crop <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">all <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">at <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">once\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ideal <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">for <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">canning <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">freezing\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">usually <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">smaller <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">bush <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">types. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">I <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">marked the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">determinate <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">varieties <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">above.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3756\" data-end=\"3950\"><strong data-start=\"3756\" data-end=\"3778\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Container <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">growing:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">containers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">at <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">least <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">18 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">inches <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">diameter <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">good <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">potting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soil (<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">never <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">garden <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soil). <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">have <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">deep <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">roots <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">can <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">grow <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">6 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">10 <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">feet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tall, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">so <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ample <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">space <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">is <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">key.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3953\" data-end=\"4042\"><strong data-start=\"3953\" data-end=\"3977\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Support <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">your <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plants:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">are <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">technically <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">vines. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">cages, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">trellises, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ties.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4045\" data-end=\"4256\"><strong data-start=\"4045\" data-end=\"4067\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Watch <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">weather:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Tomatoes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">struggle <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">set <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">fruit <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">when <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">daytime <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">temps <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">exceed <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">92\u00b0<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">F <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nights <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">stay <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">mid-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">70s. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Pollen <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">becomes <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">clumpy, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">hurting <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">pollination. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Bees <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">help, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">so <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plant <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">bee-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">friendly <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flowers <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">nearby.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4259\" data-end=\"4399\"><strong data-start=\"4259\" data-end=\"4272\"><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Watering:<\/span><\/strong> <span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Never <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">wet <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">foliage. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Use <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">hose <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">soaker <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">hose <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">to <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">water <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">at <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">the <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">base <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">only. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Avoid <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">overhead <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">watering <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">in-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ground <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">sprinklers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">People <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">always <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">ask <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">me <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">which <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tomato <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">they <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">should <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">plant. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">If <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">you\u2019ve <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">only <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">grown <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Better <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Boys <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">or <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Super-<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Steaks, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">try <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">something <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">new! <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">I <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">always <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">stuck <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">what <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">my <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">dad <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">grew\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Better <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Boys <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">and <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Big <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Boys\u2014<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">until <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">one <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">year <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">I <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">tried \u201c<\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Cherokee <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">Purple,\u201d <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">an <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">heirloom <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">with <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">a <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">rich, <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">smoky <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">flavor. <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">It <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">blew <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">me <\/span><span class=\"_fadeIn_m1hgl_8\">away.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Tomato Varieties Available at The Great Big Greenhouse<\/h2>\n<p>Stop by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/hours-locations\/big-great-greenhouse-in-richmond-virginia\/\">The Great Big Greenhouse in Richmond, VA,<\/a> to browse. Right now, our selection is fabulous! Whichever variety you pick, you\u2019re growing the quintessential American fruit\u2014well, berry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Tis the season to plant tomatoes Tomatoes are native to the Americas, like peppers, and were grown by the Aztecs who called the fruits \u201ctomatl\u201d\u2014meaning \u201cplump thing with navel.\u201d Botanically, tomatoes are actually berries\u2014believe it or not! Finding Your Favorite Tomato Variety So, which tomato is the best? 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