Growing tomatos?

Question

What is a good tomato breed that's easy to grow, and I could eat with no problem?

Im also a bit worried about eating something I grew in my garden..not sure how safe it is, or if any paracites are floating around inside.
Does it make a difference in what soil I use?

Answer 1

Your best to go to your local Greenhouse and ask them what is a good growing Tomato in your area. Your best to avoid the bigger variety like beefsteak. They produce bigger tomatoes but you they take longer and you get less than you would with something like Early Girl (these are sold in our area). Look at the maturity days and ask what is the best ones that carry less problems with bugs or rot. Plant with good quality soil (again ask the people at the greenhouse) and plant them in direct sun. Protect them while their small from frost and pests (use tin coffee cans, etc). When they start to bloom (yellow flowers), prune the top to promote energy on the tomatoes and when they get taller put some tomato cages in to keep them off the ground. Water them well (right down to the roots) and fertilize once a week or every two weeks as they begin to grow taller. A deep watering (every four days or so, depending on the weather) is much better than watering a little every day.
Tomatoes grown in the garden are safe to eat, don't powder them if there is no problem. You'll know the bad ones by looking at them (holes or rot on the bottom), discard these.
I have planted tomatoes for the last ten years and it can be a lot of work but the taste that you get from home grown, is better than any tomatoes in the store. I have yet to find any bugs inside the tomatoes I've picked.

Answer 2

Go to your favorite nursury and ask for Big Boy tomatoes also Italian Plum Tomatoes. You can grow basil in same area too. They are very easy to grow. They must be planted in a sunny spot. Get some good 5-10-5 fertilizer and good peat moss and mix with soil. Water all summer and use Miracle Grow fertilizer every two weeks and the end of August you will have a bounty of tomatoes. If you don't want bugs near your tomatoes, just put a few minature marigold plants next to tomato plants and bugs will stay away. Also every now and then, fill a very large watering can with a combination of 1 tsp of liquid detergent, 1 tsp tobacco juice, and 1 tsp garlic juice and the rest water and water all your plants and bugs will stay away in droves. These are organic because you are using all natural ingredients. Don't worry. Good Luck

Answer 3

Yes soil does affect plants. I my self like yellow tomatoes.
There not as acidic. I grow mine in a place where they have sunshine all day. Last season with just 2 plants I harvested over 100 tomatoes (but then I do have a green thumb) Now about eating them. You don't need to worry about that. What you do need to worry about are the chemicals you use on them. Insecticides and such. Just make sure you wash them thoroughly before consuming..Enjoy... Also depends on what part of the country you live. Tomatoes like lots of sun and they can handle the heat. Just make sure to keep them watered. The soil depends on what type you have. For instance. If clay based like Colorado. Mix a little sand and manure in. The sand helps break up the clay and the manure fertilizes it.

Answer 4

The first thing is to prepare the soil well for a garden, and your local nursery can help with that. As for tomatoes, Beefsteak is a nice hearty tomato. Celebrity has always been a favorite of many gardeners. Early Girl suits the name... the tomato ripens earlier than many others. All are good... including cherry tomatoes. Take them from the vine when they first start to blush pink and set them in a window for a few days to ripen. If you leave them on the vine to ripen, birds abd squirrels will have a juicy feast. And last... they are safe and oh-so-delicios when home grown.

Answer 5

Lycopersicon esculentum or tomatoes are edible, and are toxic only if consumed in large quantities due to the presence of glycoalkaloids. However the leaves and stems of this plant may be poisonous.
The soil used may affect the produce but pathogens if present in soil and transmitted to the fruit of the plant will show obvious disease symptoms in the fruits.
Hence there is no risk in consuming small quantities of healthy fruits grown in your own garden.

Answer 6

Sun, soil, watering all will give your tomatoe its own flavour.
If you are new to gtowing tom's keep away from the beefsteak ones. alicante, sungold, gardeners delight,santa and shirley are all easy to grow and have good flavour, Use an good tomato food onty when the fruits have set and make sure plants do not dry out.

Answer 7

After you get the greenhouse transplant growing and you can get a good harvest and know how to control bugs, you can get into better tasting tomatoes like Brandywine, Paul Robeson, Green Zebra. Odds are you will also need to learn seed starting


So far i haven't seen anything toxic to you, that a tomato plants can absorb.

Answer 8

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