One of the major draws to starting a backyard garden was the prospect of harvesting tomatoes. For anyone who has ever tried growing tomatoes, you probably know that it’s not smoothest leaf on the vine. But don’t let that stop you. It is going to be worth it! Right now, we are in the midst of tomato growing season, and coming up are some interesting variations of the normal red.
Growing Tomatoes!
One of the more unique choices was the Yellow Pear. This is a small tomato, grape-sized, that looks almost exactly like it sounds. It’s bright yellow color is certainly fancy, but the taste really speaks for itself. If you are looking for a small, sweet, tomato, this is the right one.
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Among the summery yellow tomatoes we are also growing a number of red grape tomatoes and a few others that caught our eye at the garden center, electing to go with small plants as opposed to seeds.
**Note from the expert: If you are going to plant tomatoes, make sure you have a stake or a cage for each plant. This is especially important for tomatoes that are of the larger varieties, as the fruit with pull the plant down and damage it.
“It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.”
~Lewis Grizzard
