Cut the fully-ripe tomatoes open and scoop out the seeds. Chuck the seeds in a strainer/colander under cold water to get most of pulp off the seeds – and dry them all over night; I usually try to ...

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Examples include 'Brandywine', 'Black Krim', 'German Pink', 'Mortgage Lifter ... Because if you get a really tall, lanky tomato plant and it's coming in a little 4-inch pot, you pull that ...

Homegrown tomatoes tend to be high in flavor and superior to most tomatoes at grocery stores, writes Jane Callier, a.

If you haven't limed your soil in a few years add 5 to 10 pounds of limestone per 100 square feet. This will keep the soil's pH in the range of 6.0–6.5 which is optimum for tomato growth. Incorporate ...