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There is a wide variety of tomatoes for every meal. Here are the differences between the 10 most common types you may come ...
Pear tomatoes, much like cherry and grape tomatoes, are tiny and sweet. This varietal has thin skin, which makes it great for salads and snacking.
The yellow pear tomato is an heirloom tomato, a bite size, old-time favorite.This historic mini-tomato can trace its lineage back to the 1700s in Europe. During the 1800s, this sweet, small, pear-s… ...
Cherry, Roma, and small pear tomatoes are also good candidates for drying. Dehydration reduces volume by 90%, which means you can convert 20 pounds of fresh tomatoes into a more manageable 2 pounds.
In the United States, packers use a variety of tomato types, some of them round, some pear-shaped. A blocky new type used by Muir Glen and others is known as a square round. These canning tomatoes ...
There are teensy currant tomatoes no bigger than a pea; grape tomatoes shaped, well, like an oblong grape; cherry tomatoes called so for obvious reasons; and little pear tomatoes aptly named for ...
Gardeners love to grow their own tomatoes. But here in the Inland Northwest, that can be a challenge. Since there are about 120 frost-free days in our growing season, we have to choose varieties ...
Take his yellow pear tomato plants, three of which are now over 12 feet high and counting. “To grow this tall — my gosh, they’re like trees," Kaufman said. “To pick them I have to use a ...
Most vegetable gardens include at least one tomato plant, and for good reason. The difference between supermarket and home-grown tomatoes is tremendous. Perfectly ripe tomatoes are delicate ...