Good Organic Gardening

BEYOND BIG RED

Tomatoes are the stars of summer vegetable gardens everywhere. In midsummer, these tall, pungent vines are laden with fruit. Even as you harvest what’s ready to eat, there’s still time to plant a late crop now so you’ll have fresh, sun-ripened tomatoes well into autumn.

When considering what to plant, why not dare to be different? There’s more to the tomato than the popular large, round, red fruit so many favour.

Tomatoes come in an array of shapes, sizes and flavours. There are

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