Tomatoes
The Basics of Tomato Flavor
One of life’s simple pleasures is a juicy bite of ripe homegrown tomato, with sweet and tart flavors blending magically on the tongue. So what is the best tasting tomato? It depends! Tomato flavor comes from a mix of plant … Continue reading
What is an Heirloom? What is a Hybrid?
In the world of veggies, two words can tip emotional scales: hybrid and heirloom. Some gardeners staunchly favor one over the other. Many plant both. Learn the difference and decide for yourself. Bonnie Plants offers both hybrid and heirloom varieties. … Continue reading
Tomatoes That’ll Cover Your Bread Slice
Do you like a sandwich whose tomato peeks out from the edges of the bread? If so, grow the big ones such as Big Beef, Better Boy, Parks Whopper, Brandywine, German Johnson, and Super Fantastic. Plant these deeply so that … Continue reading
Tomato Quirks
Sometimes a tomato doesn’t turn out looking like you’d expect. Here are some odd things you might see that are caused by neither insects nor diseases. Bizarrely shaped fruit. Also called catfacing, this has nothing do with cats; the word describes … Continue reading
Stake Tomatoes Off the Ground
Stake or support tomatoes off the ground to: Avoid diseases Make it easier to harvest Keep fruit clean Make it easier to spray and monitor problems Stakes This simple support only requires driving a stake into the ground by each … Continue reading
Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a fall harvest.
Can This Tomato Be Saved? Do you live in a region with a long growing season? Are your tomatoes looking a little rough, like the one pictured? Don’t give up quite yet. There may be signs of new life on … Continue reading
How to Plant Tomatoes Step-by-Step
Step 1: Begin with Bonnie Plants Bonnie plants leave our greenhouses with healthy foliage and well-developed roots. Water the biodegradable pot well a few minutes before planting until the pot turns dark brown. Step 2: Prepare the Ground Loosen the ground to create … Continue reading
Plant Tomatoes Deep, Deep, Deep
Each Bonnie tomato label urges you to plant tomatoes so that a full 2/3 of the plant is underground. That means that if you buy a 10-inch tall plant, all but the top three inches is buried. Why? Because the … Continue reading
Learn Tomato Terms: Indeterminate, Determinate, VFN & Others
Determinate and Indeterminate When selecting tomato varieties, you must choose between plants with different types of growth habits called determinate or indeterminate. All tomatoes are either one or the other. Determinate, or bush varieties, reach a certain plant height and … Continue reading
For Early Tomatoes, Try This
Want to bite into your first homegrown tomato soon? Here are three easy ways to speed the harvest. Normally, tomatoes are planted at least two weeks after the last frost, but with steps 2 and 3, you can cheat the … Continue reading
