History of Homegrown Tomatoes
Fresh homegrown tomatoes! Sound like summer? Your tomato garden will provide this summertime treat for you.
If you have been lucky enough to taste a tomato fresh from the vine you will agree with the lyrics of Guy Clark, "There's only two things money can't buy. That's true love and homegrown tomatoes". Tomatoes not only taste wonderful, they provide many vitamins and nutrients as well, such as
Vitamin C (essential for a healthy immune system, keeps gums healthy, has antioxidant properties, and is partially responsible for producing collagen found in muscle and bone).
Vitamin A (from beta carotene-promotes eye health by helping your eyes adjust to changes when coming in from outside, has antioxidant properties which neutralize free radicals and prevent cellular and tissue damage, and keeps the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes moist).
Lycopene- of all the foods you eat, tomatoes are the best source of lycopene anywhere ( lycopene reduces the risk of prostate cancer, and is proving to protect the heart as well as decrease blood pressure).
Studies have shown that the more tomatoes people ate, the lower their risks of many different kinds of cancer. Your tomato garden will produce much more succulent tomatoes than those available at your local grocer. This is largely due to the fact that the juiciest varieties cannot be shipped without damaging the fruit.
Fruit? Botanically speaking, tomatoes are a fruit. A fruit is the mature reproductive body, or ovary, of a plant (a bloom that develops into a fruit and contains seeds). A vegetable is the edible part of a plant such as a root, stem or leaf. Therefore the tomato is technically a fruit. But in 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tomatoes are a vegetable, not a fruit.
Throughout history tomatoes have been vastly mistaken. Tomatoes are perennials, however, they are treated as annuals because they cannot live through fall frosts. They are a member of the nightshade genus with heritage tracing back to South America. Originally mistaken for a poisonous plant, they were used for decoration and nothing more. Not until Thomas Jefferson came along were the edible prospects discovered. Now, on a yearly basis, every American will swallow nearly 90 pounds of tomatoes.
Since limited beginnings, tomatoes have exploded into the most popular garden inhabitant in the U.S. They are easy to grow, excellent source of vitamins and delicious, tomatoes are a splendid addition to any garden. - 2368
If you have been lucky enough to taste a tomato fresh from the vine you will agree with the lyrics of Guy Clark, "There's only two things money can't buy. That's true love and homegrown tomatoes". Tomatoes not only taste wonderful, they provide many vitamins and nutrients as well, such as
Vitamin C (essential for a healthy immune system, keeps gums healthy, has antioxidant properties, and is partially responsible for producing collagen found in muscle and bone).
Vitamin A (from beta carotene-promotes eye health by helping your eyes adjust to changes when coming in from outside, has antioxidant properties which neutralize free radicals and prevent cellular and tissue damage, and keeps the eyes, skin, and mucous membranes moist).
Lycopene- of all the foods you eat, tomatoes are the best source of lycopene anywhere ( lycopene reduces the risk of prostate cancer, and is proving to protect the heart as well as decrease blood pressure).
Studies have shown that the more tomatoes people ate, the lower their risks of many different kinds of cancer. Your tomato garden will produce much more succulent tomatoes than those available at your local grocer. This is largely due to the fact that the juiciest varieties cannot be shipped without damaging the fruit.
Fruit? Botanically speaking, tomatoes are a fruit. A fruit is the mature reproductive body, or ovary, of a plant (a bloom that develops into a fruit and contains seeds). A vegetable is the edible part of a plant such as a root, stem or leaf. Therefore the tomato is technically a fruit. But in 1893, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tomatoes are a vegetable, not a fruit.
Throughout history tomatoes have been vastly mistaken. Tomatoes are perennials, however, they are treated as annuals because they cannot live through fall frosts. They are a member of the nightshade genus with heritage tracing back to South America. Originally mistaken for a poisonous plant, they were used for decoration and nothing more. Not until Thomas Jefferson came along were the edible prospects discovered. Now, on a yearly basis, every American will swallow nearly 90 pounds of tomatoes.
Since limited beginnings, tomatoes have exploded into the most popular garden inhabitant in the U.S. They are easy to grow, excellent source of vitamins and delicious, tomatoes are a splendid addition to any garden. - 2368
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With approximately 40 years of tomato gardening experience, Michael McAfee composes articles concerningTips On Growing Tomatoes in your own Tomato Garden.
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