tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36348448469584114482011-11-28T00:45:28.078ZTomatoes<img src="http://www.life-style-solutions.org/public_html/images/tomatoes.gif"><br>All about tomatoes,articles on growing tomatoes, eating and cooking tomatoes. Do tomatoes help your diet and health? <br>Fancy shapes, biggest, smallest tastiest, tomato and anything else you want to know about tomatoes.<br>Just send me your comments and questions and I will dig up the answer.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-75902810459579538732007-02-20T14:46:00.000Z2007-02-20T14:48:20.088ZTime to start sowing tomatoesTime to start sowing tomatoes, at least it is where I am, as I will this year concentrate on growing my tomatoes only in an unheated greenhouse.Timing sounds as though it should be down to the nearest hour but it is not essential.A week or two late is better than a week too early. A late frost is always lurking near to any tomato plant!I am aiming to plant my tomatoes in the third week of April, Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-47412248850004658492007-02-07T10:44:00.000Z2007-02-20T10:29:27.286ZNew ways of watering tomatoesNew ways of watering tomatoesIn my part of England the water company has just lifted its hosepipe ban, it has been in force for about 20 months.Has global warming been the cause or is it too many houses using too much water or just seasonal variation? Time will tell.For the garden and for plants like tomatoes then the reason is less important than the effect. Tomatoes are full of water and nobodyJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-88180306984571848872007-01-30T17:28:00.000Z2007-01-30T17:49:32.074ZCompanion plants for TomatoesCompanion plants for tomatoes.Every year I forget to plant my companion plants early enough, I get all excited about ordering my tomato seeds. Get the soil and greenhouse ready, Sow the tomatoes then, ah, what about them there companion plants.They always seem to take longer to establish than the tomatoes so I should plant them earlier. Also what companion plants go with which plants, I had a bitJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-22145848296856886902007-01-23T09:17:00.000Z2007-01-23T09:19:59.088ZPreserving Tomatoes to Retain Their Original Flavours Preserving Tomatoes to Retain Their Original FlavoursHaving harvested your tomatoes down under you may wish to preserve them to extend the tomato season, hope this helps.When the tomatoes in your garden starts turning red, from coy pink then its time to think about preserving tomatoes.Waiting till the end of the season is more popular but time so frequently runs out, so do it early on, of courseJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-5625111919012796902007-01-22T23:28:00.000Z2007-01-22T23:30:19.590ZTomato Harvesting – A Guide To a Better HarvestTomato Harvesting – A Guide To a Better HarvestNow I know up here in the Northern Hemisphere we have yet to plant our tomatoes, way down South it is tomato harvesting time, So for all you in the Southern Hemisphere that have cleverly found my blog, first well done, second here is something more topical for you.Tomato harvesting is the time to reap the benefits of extensive labor. Moreover, if Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-59594958586913621302007-01-19T14:50:00.000Z2007-01-19T14:57:13.286ZTips For Growing Tomatoes In GreenhousesTips For Growing Tomatoes In GreenhousesThere are several methods for growing tomatoes in greenhouses. Where temperatures fluctuate wildly and late frost are common then a Greenhouse for tomatoes is a good solution. Greenhouse tomato production can use conventional production systems or organic production systems.Growing Hydroponic TomatoesGrowing hydroponic tomatoes in the greenhouse has Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-162332784007543762007-01-18T16:24:00.000Z2007-01-18T16:27:31.239ZSecrets Of Growing Tomatoes In Cold climatesThe Secrets Of Growing Tomatoes In Cold climatesThe area is cold and you don’t have a greenhouse so growing tomato plants at higher elevation and or in cold weather is difficult. So knowing that tomatoes are a popular home garden crop and is easy to grow is not too helpful. Nevertheless, even though there are a number of limitations on growing tomatoes in cold, there are ways to overcome them.TheJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-5154584454917577452007-01-17T11:59:00.000Z2007-01-17T12:05:43.304ZHow To Grow TomatoesA Guide On How To Grow TomatoesHere in the Northern hemisphere our thoughts are turning to spring and sowing seeds.Eating tomatoes is great, growing your own makes it even better so, know the particulars of how to grow tomatoes and have a beautiful tomato selection in your garden. Tomatoes are a popular home crop and growing tomatoes is quite easy. First, choose methods for raising, then choose Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-32478679731883947532007-01-16T19:28:00.000Z2007-01-16T19:32:14.983ZDifferent Tomato Plant VarietiesEverything You Wanted To Know On Different Tomato Plant VarietiesTomato plant varieties start from huge beef tomatoes to small thumbnail like cherry tomatoes. Along with variety of tomatoes, shapes of tomatoes vary too. Tomatoes can be of different forms such as plum or pear shaped tomatoes. They are still working on a square one for the sandwich market!Different Tomato Plant VarietiesBeefsteak Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-14506884161986598532007-01-15T09:27:00.000Z2007-01-15T09:50:47.687ZTomato Pest and DiseasesA Guide On Tomato Pest and DiseasesA tomato pest attack will destroy the health and beauty of your tomato plants within a few days. It is wise to first know the enemies of your tomato plant and then fight back by following some easy control measures.Recognize Some Major Tomato Plant Pests before they become a problem.Tomato FruitwormThe early instars are cream or yellowish green with few markingsJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-89989716904218079482007-01-14T22:10:00.000Z2007-01-14T22:14:13.811ZHealth Benefits Of TomatoesHealth Benefits Of TomatoesIsn’t it great that tomatoes look good, taste good and by golly do you good. There are numerous health benefits of tomatoes. If you start from fundamentals, tomatoes contain large amounts of Vitamin C benefits and are high on antioxidants vitamins like beta carotene and vitamin E. There are approximately 25 calories in tomato. Tomatoes contain 10 percent of the Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-5470819626923816792007-01-13T23:12:00.000Z2007-01-13T23:16:46.629ZThe Fascinating History Of TomatoesThe Fascinating History Of TomatoesThe history of tomatoes is a rich story with amazing facts. If you dig into the tomato history you will know that tomato is one of the few crops, which are native to the Western Hemisphere. The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant of the Solanaceae family. The word “tomato” is derived from the word ‘tomatl’ in the Nahuatl language. The tomatoes originated inJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634844846958411448.post-43146267954367244032007-01-12T15:02:00.000Z2007-01-12T15:09:40.228ZTomato Facts, what do you know about Tomatoes?There is a lot of interesting tomato facts to know. Amazingly the tomato belongs to the nightshade variety of plants, the poisonous Solanceae family! There are so many tomato legends and tomato myths revolving round tomato plants, here is just a taster.Some Interesting Tomato Facts And Tomato MythsThe history of tomato facts can be traced to the old South American civilization. The origin of Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549748765711709163noreply@blogger.com0